Michelle Wing
Butterfly Fly Away
My eldest just went to college - finally - after the COVID crisis of last year. I’m lucky. I got a bonus year with her, right? Except, it didn’t feel like a bonus navigating...
The #1 Thing I Learned From My Granny
This month we celebrate Grandparents Day on September 12. Grandparents matter for many reasons. To name a few: unconditional love, perspective and presence. Interestingly, these are qualities we learn in yoga, too.
Unconditional Love
Often, grandparents...
Facing Back-to-School Nerves
Back-to-School is an exciting and often nerve-wracking time for families. Anticipation mixed with nerves flows between kids and parents - often equally. It can be a cycle of comforting combined with crying - including...
Independence YAY!
Photo credit: Andrea McTamaney
What is freedom? Like success, I wonder if beyond the dictionary definition, it’s up to the beholder of how to define it. With recent events like Juneteenth, Pride and the...
Why Dads Love Yoga
Dads do yoga! This may be a surprise because mostly moms do yoga. Women account for 72% of yoga practitioners and out number men 3 to 1. What brings dads to yoga and keeps...
Spring Cleaning: What Makes the COVID Cut?
Lately, I’ve been having this conversation with myself. It starts with the question, “Does this (whatever is in front of me) make The COVID Cut?” While it started simply with items in closets and...
Mothers. Ahhh . . . lone. Together.
Happy Mother’s Day! To be celebrated for one day is remarkable given everything moms do EVERYDAY! This video is my All. Time. Favorite!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSpv-_FdJVY
How do you enjoy Mother’s Day? There are several ways to appreciate...
Creating an Ideal Space for Yoga
Where is the ideal space for yoga? There are some very practical pointers to create a physical space for the physical practice of yoga by our friends at Porch. Another place altogether is to...
Yoga Now – More Than Ever!
The pandemic has created the most difficult conditions for kids and families. I’ve done a ton of research and taught yoga to kids at every age for over 15 years. Luckily, I’ve found that...
Have a Heart – Yours. Others. Earth.
A growing body of research shows the heart bows to the brain in intelligence. We do Yoga to unite our body, mind and heart. We make the connection first in ourselves and then in...