The noise of the world is temporary. The silence within you is always available. You can return to it whenever you choose. I choose to sit in stillness every day. In a world that rarely stops talking, striving, and doing, choosing silence can feel almost radical. At first, it may even feel uncomfortable. Go outside for five minutes today and sit in stillness. Let the birds become your teachers, the breeze your companion, and your own breath your guide. Notice what there is

Inhale. Exhale. Pause. Every morning I wake up early. I come downstairs and look out my large windows that open to the eastern sky and I greet the quiet darkness before dawn breaks. I begin to prepare a pot of coffee with freshly roasted coffee beans. As the coffee brews, I feed Rosie, fill her water dish and we step outside. I love the quiet. The morning does not need to be conquered. It only asks to meet it with your presence. I stand on the earth and look up at the s

The first time I have ever been able to practice yoga outside, on my deck, in February. I turned 65 on Sunday, February 15. A big birthday. I live in Minnesota and the weather on my birthday is usually cold, snowy, and or icy. Birthday plans throughout the years have oftentimes been canceled or had to be rescheduled because of the weather. Not this year! As you can see from the picture above, my yoga mat is laid out on my deck. The weather is a birthday from the univer