Hello ! I have been practicing yoga for over two decades now- what started out as a way to stay fit, physically and mentally has become so much more. At home yoga practices led to a fascination with hot yoga practice at a yoga studio in Baltimore. As my career took me to different parts of the world, I adapted to what was available. In Jakarta, I practiced Bikram yoga that was readily available near my apartment complex. In Kathmandu, I attended a number of low-key Hatha yoga classes available at the local studio near my hotel. In Karachi, heavily pregnant, and without options for easily accessible studio or private classes, I resorted to “you tube” yoga.
Back in the states, recuperating after the baby, I continued “at home- you tube” classes whenever the childcare schedule allowed. Once strong enough to go back to studio classes, I found that Kundalini yoga really appealed to me. I also found a yoga studio close to work and pregnant with my second child, I decided to take the plunge and complete the 200 hour yoga class. After the second baby was a year old, I found a volunteer position at the local library to teach yoga every other week.
While I started off with long practices that focused on proper alignment and correct postures, these days my practice is limited to a few simple poses that I hold for several minutes. My only condition is that I feel a certain sense of peace and calmness in the position, almost like a connection to a higher self. My yoga practice today aligns with and complements my daily meditation practice.
I believe in yoga that is accessible to anyone regardless of age, flexibility, or strength. I believe that the main factor that distinguishes yoga (from other forms of exercise) is the mindful intention (Sankalpa) and the mind-body connection. My intention with this web platform is to share my practice with everyone and on occasions to practice together.
Yoga has opened many unexpected doors for me, including meditation and, more recently, Reiki.
Meditation has slowly become part of my everyday life, and these days, I often find myself ending my practice with Reiki. I have completed Reiki Levels I and II, and I am currently continuing my journey toward becoming a Reiki Master.
I’m not quite sure where this path will lead, and I’m okay with that. For now, I’m simply learning, practicing, and allowing it to unfold naturally. I trust that when the time is right, I’ll know what comes next.
This little space on my website is here for that possibility. Maybe one day it will become a place where I share Reiki more fully, offer a class, or create sessions for others. But for now, it’s simply a seed I’m planting, with no rush for it to become anything more.
