Author Archives: Corazon Yoga

Ayurveda teaches us about Qualities/Gunas, 10 opposing qualities. They are listed below in English and in Sanskrit. English: Heavy – Light, Slow – Sharp, Cold – Hot, Oily – Dry, Smooth – Rough, Dense – Liquid, Soft – Hard, Static – Mobile, Gross – Subtle Cloudy – Clear Sanskrit: Guru – Laghu, Manda – Tikshna, Hima\SheetaContinue reading “Qualities/Gunas, 10 opposing qualities”

This picture really represents how my entire summer went. I remember a friend saying to me “Wow the entire summer has gone by” and as I realized it was September, it was very apparent to me that my life really was on fire. My 90 year old mom broke her ankle in two places andContinue reading “My Life On Fire….”

Holi, the festival of colors, always reminds me of the upcoming Spring season. It signifies the end of Winter when things are dark and heavy, it leads us to light and new paths for growth as Spring approaches. It is marked in Ayurveda by the junction of Shishira (winter) and Vasanta (spring) seasons. These 15 daysContinue reading “Happy Spring Equinox!”

I am so excited to have completed my Ayurvedic Health Counselors program!! I mentioned before that I had been studying with my teacher Elizabeth for some time, 5 plus years and decided to put all that information to use and make it “official”. I present to you my certificate of completion. Many of you doContinue reading “Certified Ayurveda Counselor”

Happy Holidays everyone, I hope you are celebrating in whatever way makes you Happy!! As you can see we are super excited about Christmas at our house, we have a brand new ball to show for it… I know that sometimes the holidays can be stressful and bring up feelings for us. Whether you loveContinue reading “Happy Holidays…”

Dear Friends , Welcome to Spring! I hope that you have all made it through the Snowpocalypse and are enjoying this new found spring weather. As we continue moving through the Klesa’s I come to Dvesa which is Aversions.When we are controlled by strong desires, we will also develop strong aversions when those desires are not fulfilled, theyContinue reading “Dvesa = Aversions”

Hi friends, As we continue our journey through the Klesa’s I think about Abhinidvesa = Fear. This picture reminds a lot about fear, fear that I am still making my way through. When my teaching and financial world fell through, it brought back a LOT of fear. What was I going to do, how was IContinue reading “Abhinidvesa = Fear”

Hello Everyone, So Mabel (my beloved furry friend) is struggling with Raga, she loves her old Faux Fur so much, yet she has this beautiful one that Santa brought her, she is attached to what used to be a beautiful, whole, Faux Fur that we could play tug of war with. BUt that is goneContinue reading “Raga & Klesa’s”

As I move into the next phase of my grief cycle, I find that I am overcome with Anger. Anger at all thet was and is no more. I know it is a regular cycle of life that things ebb and flow. We die, we are born and we experience life. Anger has never been soContinue reading “Recharge & Renew”

I’m Back!! Yes, I have been gone and dealing with what is known as Life. To put it simply, Life is Difficult, this is what yoga sutra 1.30 tells us “Vyadhi-Styana-Samsaya-Pramada-Alasya-Avirati-Bhrantidarsana-Alabdhabhumikatva-Anavasthitatvani-Cittaviksepah-Te-Antarayah”.  Antarāya= obstacles that keep us from moving forward, these bumps in the road that bring our Practice to a screeching halt. I have suffered fromContinue reading “Journey Women…let it begin here”