Everything is Possible
by Julia Kathary, Guest Blogger Are you like me? I can’t fail–I feel the stakes are too great. I’m not unique. I think most people can relate to the storminess of my life. I am 45 years old, a wife, a...
View Article‘Voluntourism’ trip to Costa Rica
Do you remember loving to go to school as a kid? Especially, middle school? Me neither. I know some kids might have really enjoyed it and I sometimes found myself intrigued by stories in literature...
View ArticleButterfly Wings
May 23rd is my Birthday, the day I came into this world on my own volition with exuberance and fight. I don’t mean the day my mother gave birth to me. My Birthday – capital B – is the day I walked away...
View ArticleInspiration Comes from Teacher to Student, from Student to Teacher
I met with a writer yesterday for an interview about why I opened a yoga studio and how my life as an entrepreneur has been unfolding. Is it harder than I thought it would be? Hell yes! But is it more...
View ArticleTadasana (Mountain Pose) in Israel
We have crafted a Spiritual, Cultural and Culinary Yoga Retreat to Israel, October 30–November 5, 2016, for reasons that were inspired as much as they are inspiring. The inspiration for our Israel...
View ArticleThree Little Words: Life. Is. Short.
Displayed on a wall in each Peace through Yoga studio is a large, lovingly framed print called The Holstee Manifesto. Its words are what launched the actions that led me to where we are today. I say...
View ArticleWhat’s Luck Got To Do With It? Nada. Nothing. Zip.
Owning and operating yoga studios came from my vision of freedom from the corporate world, in whatever form that might be, and was founded on a dream of entrepreneurship. Luck had nothing to do with...
View ArticleWorking from the Inside Out
Those who practice yoga have likely heard yoga is “an inside job.” True, indeed. Our time on the mat leads us to the 5th of the 8 Limbs of Yoga – pratyahara, withdrawal of the senses – when we shift...
View ArticleShow of Hands
Whenever I address an audience, my hands feel disproportionally large and awkward. What am I supposed to do with these appendages? Yes, they can be expressive, compelling even, but they also can be...
View ArticleWinds of Change
There are times in life, and I am sure you have experienced them, when the winds shift and we sense change on the horizon. The heady blend of anticipation, excitement and fear becomes a potent cocktail...
View Articlespringing to life
The season of fresh beginnings has arrived. Like a tender seedling pushing up from the depths of the soil, instinctively reaching for the sun, we, too, are urged to grow from darkness toward light. As...
View ArticleShining Light on Darkness
This is the time of year when the sun illuminates the magnificence of the landscape around us. Even the tiniest details seem to dance in the summer sun’s brilliance. At the same time, this brilliant...
View ArticleTeacher Spotlight: Tobie Hall
Please join us in welcoming a sensitive, loving, talented and challenging instructor – Tobie Hall. Tobie is a happy person – you can feel it the moment you meet her. She credits her love of movement...
View ArticleOlder Is Better…Right?
For no reason at all, today I was thinking about what it’s like to grow older. I see the hallmarks of age every time I look in the mirror. I chose a couple of years ago to let my hair reveal its...
View ArticleTruth Be Told
Today is my re-birthday, the 5th anniversary of breaking free from the security of a regular paycheck, generous health benefits and a 401K. These are all good reasons to work in a traditional...
View ArticleSmoky Mountain High
I’ve lived in and had the fortune to travel to many places with vastly different terrains, from the Alpine Mountains down to the Dead Sea. There is so much breathtaking beauty in this world of ours...
View ArticleButterfly Wings
May 23rd is my Birthday, the day I came into this world on my own volition with exuberance and fight. I don’t mean the day my mother gave birth to me. My Birthday – capital B – is the day I walked away...
View ArticleInspiration Comes from Teacher to Student, from Student to Teacher
I met with a writer yesterday for an interview about why I opened a yoga studio and how my life as an entrepreneur has been unfolding. Is it harder than I thought it would be? Hell yes! But is it more...
View ArticleWorking from the Inside Out
Those who practice yoga have likely heard yoga is “an inside job.” True, indeed. Our time on the mat leads us to the 5th of the 8 Limbs of Yoga – pratyahara, withdrawal of the senses – when we shift...
View ArticleShow of Hands
Whenever I address an audience, my hands feel disproportionally large and awkward. What am I supposed to do with these appendages? Yes, they can be expressive, compelling even, but they also can be...
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