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...
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Tara Lemerise
- Dec 16, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Apr 30, 2019
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Nov 30, 2018
- 4 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Nov 1, 2018
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Sep 1, 2018
- 3 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
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....
Tara Lemerise
- Jan 2, 2018
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Nov 30, 2017
- 3 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- May 29, 2017
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Apr 1, 2017
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Feb 28, 2017
- 2 min
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....
Tara Lemerise
- Sep 1, 2016
- 2 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Jul 2, 2016
- 3 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Jun 4, 2016
- 3 min
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...
Tara Lemerise
- Feb 1, 2016
- 4 min
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...