By Alexandra D. Crosswell, PhD Every student of yoga has felt it: you walk into a class where the energy feels calm and grounded, and your own body softens before you even roll out your mat. On the other hand, imagine if you were to step into a room where the teacher was running [...]
This month is asking us to choose honesty, steadiness, and care in practical ways. We are being asked to let wisdom ripen in its own time instead of pushing for quick results that do not hold. Structure begins to matter when it exists to protect people and purpose rather than to control them, just [...]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time that reminds us to take our health seriously and prioritize regular screenings, whether that means a mammogram or other early detection tests. As the granddaughter of a breast cancer survivor, I can still see the image of my grandmother riding away in the car, my mother [...]
(And should I practice Yin Yoga?) What Yin Yoga Actually Is Yin looks simple. You take mostly floor-based shapes, stay for time, and shift attention from movement to sensation. The practice invites a moderate, sustainable stress in deeper connective tissues such as fascia, ligaments, and joint capsules while the mind practices receptivity. This is [...]
As I was putting together our Breathwork Certification, I found myself drawn into an exploration of all things breath. Even though I have been working with the breath for nearly two decades, I quickly realized that this is a field so vast and so rich that it can never truly be finished. Thousands of [...]
September opens a portal of deep change. Two eclipses, the lunar on September 7th and the solar on September 21st, frame the month as a time of endings, beginnings, and truths that refuse to stay hidden. The Lunar Eclipse ~ Letting Go of Illusions The full moon lunar eclipse arrives first, shining its light [...]
This time period invites a return to the inner classroom. As Mercury retraces its steps through Cancer and Venus meets Jupiter in Gemini, we are offered the chance to study ourselves with both compassion and clarity. It’s a time for gentle rigor: to pause, to tend to emotional needs, and to strengthen both mind [...]
Mars entered Leo on June 6 and will remain there until around July 27–28. This is a fiery placement that amplifies drive, boldness, and personal power. Adding to the intensity, Ketu is also transiting Leo. In Vedic astrology, Ketu carries a similar energy to Mars—fiery, impulsive, and action-oriented. Their exact conjunction on July 21–22 [...]
June 2025 is a month of deep recalibration, transformation, and sacred pause. We're navigating Kalasarpa Yoga, a powerful Gandanta crossing of Venus and Mars, and two emotionally potent lunar phases—each one illuminating a different layer of our psyche, karma, and soul purpose. Venus Leaves Pisces: Gandanta Fire Awakens (May 30) Venus’ transition from Pisces [...]
The skies are shifting in a major way this May, and in Vedic astrology, these transitions carry deep significance for both our inner and outer lives. Jupiter—the great teacher and planet of blessings—is moving out of steady, earthy Taurus and into curious, communicative Gemini around May 14–15. While Jupiter is generally considered a positive [...]
