February 2nd, 2012
For those of you who have been following me, you know that I have an incredible journey ahead of me. 8 weeks from today I embark on the journey of a lifetime, and needless to say, I am incredibly excited. Even so, I am staying present in the moment, completely enjoying what will be my last season in Key West, for at least a year. We have had the most beautiful January I can remember in years. There has been a wonderful balance of work and play. My sister came for a visit. Paddleboard Yoga and Yoga on the Beach have been beautiful and inspiring, and classes at Parmer’s have been fun, as always. We are having an amazing season at Azur, I’m so glad the owners/chefs are finally getting the recognition they deserve. Things are great at Isle Style, where I’m doing massage 3 days a week, in addition to my private practice. I guess you could say that I am in the flow, or for you Abraham-Hicks fans, I am in the Vortex, baby. Life is grand.
56 days from today I fly to New Jersey to spend a few days with my family before heading overseas. Plans are made for 3 weeks in Europe. London-Paris-Antwerp-Amsterdam-Copenhagen/Malmo-back to London. I will meet up with my travel companion there, and then we are off to Mumbai where we have two days to figure out how to get to the ashram, which is about as far south as we can go. It will be interesting, to say the least, as well as exciting, adventurous, and full of fun.
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Tags: Florida Keys, gratitude, travel
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January 3rd, 2012
It is very exciting to introduce the Key West Yoga Pass as we enter a new year. This is a unique opportunity to practice yoga and attend fitness and dance classes at 9 different locations in Key West and the Lower Florida Keys, all on one class card. What a great way to experience the variety of yoga and teachers we have here in our island community.
$75 gets you 5 classes to use at any of these locations:
Ashley Kamen Yoga
Coffee Mill Dance Studio
Key West Yoga Sanctuary
ommPeace Yoga & Massage Therapy
Paddleboard Yoga Key West
Phoenix Rising Yoga Key West
Stay Fit Studio
Yoga Key West
Yoga on the Beach
Looking forward to seeing you on the mat in this new year. May it be a happy, healthy, and joy filled year for you.
Tags: community, Florida Keys, Health, Key West, Yoga
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November 30th, 2011
This is a wonderful letter, author unknown, but know that we are One Human Family. Hope you will take the time to read.
Tags: consciousness, dharma, karma, love
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November 12th, 2011
Giving yet another voice to the movement, this letter was written by Ethan Nichtern of New York and Michael Stone of Toronto, as ”An Open Letter from Buddhist and Yoga Teachers and Leaders in Support of the Occupy Movement.” It reads:
“As teachers and leaders of communities that promote the development of compassion and mindfulness, we are writing to express our solidarity with the Occupy movement now active in over 1,900 cities worldwide.
We are particularly inspired by the nonviolent tactics of this movement, its methods of self-governance, and its emergent communities founded in open communication (general assemblies, the human microphone, the inclusion of diverse voices, etc). These encampments are fertile ground for seeing our inherent wisdom and our capacity for awakening…We share in the thoughtful calls to address massive unemployment, climate change, the erosion of social safety nets, decaying infrastructures, social and education programs, and workers’ wages, rights, and benefits…Most importantly, we believe that individual awakening and collective transformation are inseparable. For members of spiritual communities, mindfulness of the situation before us demands that we engage fully in the culture and society we inhabit. We do not view our own path as merely an individualistic pursuit of sanity and health, and we believe it would be irresponsible of us to teach students of mind/body disciplines that they can develop their practice in isolation from the society in which they live. We are inspired by the creative and intellectual work of the Occupy movement as an essential voice in facilitating a more compassionate and ecologically grounded basis for practice…{to read the whole letter}.”
Thank you, Ethan and Michael, for communicating it so well.
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November 5th, 2011
Check out this great video on KarmaTube.com. It’s about a pay-it-forward restaurant, Karma Kitchen, with locations in Chicago, IL, Wash, DC, and Berkeley, CA. I love the idea of a gift economy. So inspiring to see that it has been working for 4 years, and counting…and can’t wait to see more things like it come about.
Tags: dharma, gift, gratitude, karma, offerings, pay-it-forward
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October 25th, 2011
Hello, Yoginis! I hope this message finds you well after a wonderful summer.
Yoga classes will resume next week, Monday, October 31st, at
Parmer’s Resort on Little Torch Key. ommPeace Yoga is expanding this season. We will be offering 4 classes a week this season. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings, 8:30-10:00, Vinyasa inspired, and Monday evenings 5:15-6:30, intermediate.
I am excited to introduce you to Claudia Gukeisen. Claudia will be teaching on Monday & Wednesday mornings. A little more on Claudia:
Claudia has an M.A. in Education from NYU and has been an educator for over 15 years. It was as a Montessori teacher that she began to bring yoga into the classroom and find how transformative it can be for children.
Claudia completed her yoga teacher training with Yoga on the Beach in Key West. Her classes are Vinyasa, Hatha and Kripalu inspired, including Kripalu’s Yoga Dance.
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I will be teaching Monday evenings and Thursday mornings. The evening class is going to be an intermediate class, with a focus on more inversions, backbends, and binds. If any of you are ready to expand your practice in this way, I will look forward to seeing you there.
Classes remain $15/class, a block of 5 classes $65, a block of 10 classes $120 *NO Expiration*
If you’d like to stay up to date on schedule changes do to weather, holidays, events, please LIKE ommPeace Yoga & Massage Therapy on
Facebook.
Looking forward to seeing you on the mat.
Tags: asanas, Florida Keys, meditation, vinyasa, Yoga
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October 19th, 2011
Road tripping from Key West to New Jersey, and back, is often an eye-opening experience. I always seem to be at some crossroad in my life, a place of growth, change, manifestation. Spending so much time in the car allows me the opportunity for contemplation, insight, self-realization. Sometimes I laugh at myself, and sometimes I cry, but I always end up feeling better, energized, excited for my destination.
One wonderful destination this trip back to the Keys was Savannah, GA. What a beautiful town. I love
the European influence in the architecture and the city design. The city boasts 24 squares, beautifully lawned and oak shaded parks, within its limits. One of the many wonderful things about yoga is that you can practice anywhere, so the one morning we were there, my friend, Dore Ann, and I laid out our mats in one of those squares. We followed that up with one of the best breakfasts I’ve ever had, at Clary’s.
Just a side note, if you are ever driving past the Cape Fear Botanical Garden in Fayetteville, NC, it is worth the stop.
Back in the Keys, we took advantage again, laying out our mats on the old Bahia Honda Bridge, practicing bridge, wheel, headstand, and more, at sunset.
If you haven’t heard me say recently, “I Love the Florida Keys,” well, I do, and it sure feels good to be home.
Tags: asanas, beach, consciousness, Florida Keys, poses, road trip, travel
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September 20th, 2011
I recently spent a night camping in Cedar Point, East Hampton, NY. What a beautiful spot of the earth. Camping in the woods, and a few minute walk to the beach. Watched a gorgeous sunset and moon rise from opposite ends of Gardiner’s Bay. Had a campfire and roasted marshmallows while listening to some great tunes. My friend, Mary Beth, and I woke to do yoga on the beach the one morning we were there. In her defense, she did make it into a perfectly straight headstand. Way to go, MB. I prematurely shot the photo and was not tech savvy enough to get the cell phone camera to the right place to take another shot. I am working on both, learning to use a cell phone camera and my headstand. If you are ever looking to camp on the east end of Long Island, this is the spot.
Tags: asanas, camping, gratitude, sharing
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September 7th, 2011
A couple weeks ago, my Mom’s family got together for the 1st ever annual reunion. We meet in the Pocono Mountains and had a wonderful time. We did two mornings of Yoga. The first day, just myself leading my Mom, Aunt, and cousin in a gentle morning class. The following morning, I lead 11 of my family members, ranging in age from 10-66, some advanced students, and some who this was their first class ever. All enjoyed, and some new yogis may emerge from the group. I LOVE sharing yoga, and am grateful for all who joined me. 
Tags: gratitude, offerings, vinyasa, Yoga
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August 3rd, 2011
My favorite new yoga practice is Paddleboard Yoga, and it seems that this trend is catching on. So much so, actually, that Yoga Journal recently posted a short article on how it is taking off from coast-to-coast. Paddleboard Yoga focuses largely on balance and core strength, things we also practice on land, but are a big factor to not ending up in the water when on a Paddleboard. I practice with the Key West group out of Hurricane Hole Marina and Lazy Dog Charters. You can find out more about them at www.KeyWestPaddleboardYoga.com.
Tags: Health, Key West, Yoga
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