Yoga with Theresa

12/25/2017

The best gifts aren't always found under the tree. Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas!

Whatever your unique situation this year—whether you’re in a growth cycle or working through feelings of loss—you have a lot to give and receive.

06/28/2014

Good advice for those of us (ahem :)) that find themselves asking "Why?". Asking the question "Why?" during loss leads to our own personal version of the movie "Groundhog Day". For the young'uns out there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_%28film%29 Asking "Why?" keeps us in the past and seldom gives us concrete answers. Yet asking ourselves the question "How?" breaks the cycle of grief, explores possibilities and moves us forward.

This isn’t one of the official stages of grief, but maybe it should be. It freezes you in your tracks and prevents any opportunity for growth and...

01/18/2014

Teaching a fun and uplifting class this morning! Bring 'er on down to Lululemon in Irvine! :)

Join us for complimentary yoga with Be The Change Yoga Studio

12/26/2013

Feeling like you've OD'ed on cookies? Try this great green smoothie recipe from Be The Change Yoga. Enjoy!

Here is a recipe for a very healthy (and tasty…I promise) arugula smoothie. After all of the holiday feasting, we are in the mood for something a little lighter and cleansing.

1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup water
2 dates (without seeds)
1 tbs chia seeds
1tbs h**p seeds
40 grams arugula
40 grams frozen spinach
100 grams frozen strawberries
1 banana
handful of ice

Enjoy!

12/26/2013

Wishing all of my students, friends and family a very merry and joyous Christmas!

12/16/2013

Excited to be teaching at Be The Change Yoga today!

12/10/2013

Come on down to the OC this Saturday and join me in celebrating the Grand Opening of Be The Change Yoga studio!!! Filled with excitement and gratitude to be a part of this donation based yoga studio. Leave your stress behind and meet me on the mat! :)

This is really happening...

11/28/2013

"You wander from room to room hunting for the diamond necklace that is already around your neck!" Rumi

Be grateful for what you have by knowing that everything you desire is already within you.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my students, friends and family!

11/20/2013

Sheesh! Chip, you call that an apology?

CEO Chip Wilson suggests that women's bodies are to blame for his company's see-through yoga pants.

11/16/2013

Good for you, Jennifer! So often we find ourselves judging others based on appearance. When we judge others, we are in fact judging ourselves. We do it because we are insecure or unhappy with our own lives. It's sad that this behavior starts at a very young age. We have all most likely experienced this in some way or another. We join in on the judging game in order to fit in or belong. But, the results are we feel worse, judge ourselves even more harshly and perpetuate stereotypes. By judging others based on their physical appearance, we are in fact judging someone based on prakriti. Matter. That which changes. How someone looks, what they wear and the car they drive. Matter which is always changing. But, when we are in touch with our true selves or our purusa, we are embracing our spirit and that which is eternal. And perhaps when we focus on our own lives, we will then see in others that which cannot be seen.

"It's not what you look at that matters. It's what you see." Henry David Thoreau

Looking up to a movie star is usually a bad idea, but in this case, I'll make an exception.

09/26/2013

Compassion is not pity. It's not trying to make everything okay or trying to fix it. It's empathy. It's recognizing the self in others.