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    Winning at Yoga and Risk
    Tara Lemerise
    • Jan 7
    • 3 min
    Kids & Family

    Winning at Yoga and Risk

    First things first. You can't "win" at yoga. That just gives me a clever title. My husband, though, ALWAYS wins at Risk. It's kind of...
    Confessions of a Bored Yogi
    Tara Lemerise
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 3 min
    Kids & Family

    Confessions of a Bored Yogi

    Confession: I used to avoid savasana. (I know, I know. The Restorative Yoga advocate is here saying I used to skip savasana. I can hardly...
    The Essence of Stillness
    Tara Lemerise
    • Oct 8, 2020
    • 3 min
    Kids & Family

    The Essence of Stillness

    My son Will is a dreamer, a thinker, a creative mind kind of kid. Sometimes I’ll catch him just sitting still, staring at this elaborate...
    Truth and Change
    Tara Lemerise
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    Truth and Change

    The other day I noticed that my daughter had moved the clock in her room. When I asked her about it she told me that the nightlight on...
    Maybe we should just let the monsters in?
    Tara Lemerise
    • Oct 30, 2019
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    Maybe we should just let the monsters in?

    Seems a likely time to talk about monsters on the day after Halloween but it was actually something else that inspired this month’s...
    The Art of Yielding
    Tara Lemerise
    • Apr 30, 2019
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    The Art of Yielding

    Will and I were in the car a few days ago, about to merge onto 495 when the traffic in front of us came to a dead stop on the ramp. As we...
    Look Before You Leap. Or Not.
    Tara Lemerise
    • Mar 4, 2019
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    Look Before You Leap. Or Not.

    A few days ago, I took a yoga class that felt like the Wild West of yoga. Folks were doing random headstands and handstands, crow poses...
    The Mysterious Case of the Too Tight Pants
    Tara Lemerise
    • Nov 30, 2018
    • 4 min
    Kids & Family

    The Mysterious Case of the Too Tight Pants

    My daughter, Sadie, is a sweet but fierce 5-year old. While she loves to follow the rules and remind others when they are not following...
    Gratitude
    Tara Lemerise
    • Nov 1, 2018
    • 2 min
    Inspiration

    Gratitude

    Thanksgiving is easily one of my favorite holidays. Part of the reason is that a few years ago, I convinced my family to let me host the...
    The Right Stuff for Non-Attachment
    Tara Lemerise
    • Sep 1, 2018
    • 3 min
    Kids & Family

    The Right Stuff for Non-Attachment

    One of my kids’ favorite book characters is Chico Bon Bon from the “Monkey with A Tool Belt” series by Chris Monroe. Do you know these...
    Step 1: Notice, Acknowledge, Allow (Or Is That 3 Steps?)
    Tara Lemerise
    • May 2, 2018
    • 3 min
    Kids & Family

    Step 1: Notice, Acknowledge, Allow (Or Is That 3 Steps?)

    Just a few days ago I was cooking in the kitchen and I heard a kid fight brewing in the living room. It started off with a snippy remark....
    Everything is Connected. Even Boston and Nirvana.
    Tara Lemerise
    • Jan 2, 2018
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    Everything is Connected. Even Boston and Nirvana.

    Jack, my oldest son, has become a serious rocker. He’s been playing the guitar for about 18 months and the list of bands whose songs he’s...
    The Yogi's GPS
    Tara Lemerise
    • Nov 30, 2017
    • 3 min
    Kids & Family

    The Yogi's GPS

    I’ve driven to my hometown in York, PA from the DC area more times than I can possibly count. Certainly hundreds – maybe thousands? – of...
    Focus, Fire and Letting Go
    Tara Lemerise
    • May 29, 2017
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    Focus, Fire and Letting Go

    Not too long ago, Will came inside from playing in the back yard and asked me if I knew where he could find a magnifying glass. We ended...
    Snakes in the Grass
    Tara Lemerise
    • Apr 1, 2017
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    Snakes in the Grass

    Not long ago a whole group of kids were playing after school in the neighborhood park. All of sudden, two kids came tearing out of the...
    Green Cup Moments: A Lesson in Attraction and Aversion
    Tara Lemerise
    • Feb 28, 2017
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    Green Cup Moments: A Lesson in Attraction and Aversion

    Not too long ago, Sadie, my 3-year old asked me for a drink. When I gave her the cup, she threw the most epic tantrum to ever be thrown....
    The Call of Autumn
    Tara Lemerise
    • Sep 1, 2016
    • 2 min
    Kids & Family

    The Call of Autumn

    I’m so weary of this hot late summer heat. And while it is a big relief to have the kids back to school and the corresponding routines...
    The Yoga of Vacationing
    Tara Lemerise
    • Jul 2, 2016
    • 3 min
    Kids & Family

    The Yoga of Vacationing

    I almost entitled this post “children, children, go away” because I’ve been on vacation from my kids this past week. (My oldest and...
    What are you holding too tightly?
    Tara Lemerise
    • Jun 4, 2016
    • 3 min
    Sanskrit

    What are you holding too tightly?

    “We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell Nothing like...
    Crisis of Confidence
    Tara Lemerise
    • Feb 1, 2016
    • 4 min
    Inspiration

    Crisis of Confidence

    I never set out to be a mentor. I never even imagined that I’d ever be in a position to teach people how to teach yoga. And yet, in the...
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