Prancing Peacock Yoga Studio

03/12/2025

I met Bella when she was 2 months old, sitting in an Easter basket, looking as surprised as I was. From the beginning, her beautiful eyes looked at us all with pure love.

Whenever she saw us after a separation, whether it was an hour or a day, she jumped and squealed with joy. Every time. It drove us crazy, but you always knew that you were the most important person in her life.
She grew into a beautiful, long haired Irish Setter who ran like the wind and chased the ball and had never ending energy and enthusiasm.
She spent her whole life exploring the only home she knew, running in the morning to chase the deer and the fox and sniff all the spots, and climbed the stairs at night to her bed next to ours to sleep with her legs straight up in the air and torture us with her doggy snores and farts.

18 months ago she lost her leg to cancer, and the vet told us her lifespan may only be a few months. But she rallied, and still ran like the wind and chased the deer and geese and herons.

She made it to Leslie’s wedding and was a favorite in her flower collar. She made it to Christmas and her 11th birthday on Valentines Day.

We knew we were so, so lucky to have had her so much longer than we were supposed to.

Our courageous, strong, beautiful girl left us last Monday under her favorite tree, held in all of our loving arms.

She loved big, with all her heart-she seized the day, whether it was sunny and bright or pouring rain. She was always up to play and catch the ball. She taught us courage and perseverance, friendship and unconditional love, as only a dog can do.

She would have loved today- laying under the tree in the sun, the warm breeze ruffling her long hair, keeping an eye on things, rolling on her back for a good scratch or coming to us for a belly rub.

We are grateful to our students who saw her and petted her when she greeted you on the way to class. To the wonderful doctors and VCA in Yardley, thank you for everything.

And Bella, beautiful Bella, we will always love you, and never, ever forget you. Rest in peace my sweet girl. 💜🐕

01/11/2025

There are times in our lives when we are not quite sure what an appropriate response is to events occurring around us, especially when they are not happening directly to us.
Do we “let it go” because it is unpleasant or stressful or not lifting us up?
At some point do we become desensitized to others pain, tragedies or lives because they are not our own, or because the event is all we hear about?

I have been deeply affected by the fires in LA. I can feel it in my chest. In my heart.
I have feelings of sadness, distress, fear, and helplessness. To be clear, it has not affected me directly. I have some friends out in California, and a love of the state, but my life here on the east coast has not changed dramatically. Yet, it as though a thread is connecting me to what is going on, thousands of miles away. At the same time, I feel conflicted showing prayer requests, and stories of this disaster. As a yoga studio, we are supposed to lift each other up, to radiate joy and light and love.

I think if people try not think about it too much, they will feel better. So my posts are reminder of the pain of the world, and it turns people away. I have to balance the sadness with joy. But what if we allowed ourselves to feel it, and in doing that, became more connected. Sitting with our pain is one of the hardest, yet healing things we can do, in service to ourselves, and perhaps in this case, others.
wrote today- “Im not trying to make it about me:, we insist as we weep for women and children thousands of miles away. It’s a curious thing, empathy. We are encouraged to have it, to care for our fellow man,- but show “too much “ of it, and we risk being considered narcissists.
How do we strike the balance of demonstrating concern and genuine feelings of sorrow, hurt or pain without diluting the experience of the people who are actually going through it?
Put simply, we don’t…..this beautiful, messy world needs more beautiful messy hearts.
More big feelings: more indignation; more empathy….there isn’t a set number of tears the world can shed.” 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Read more in comments. 🙌

12/23/2024

11/05/2024

Supportive practices this week. Virtual guided meditations for every moment. 🇺🇸

11/04/2024

We are here for you. 😊🥰🇺🇸

10/08/2024

Dear Florida,
I am thinking of you.
No, I am obsessed with you. Every waking moment, and even in my dreams , I see you.
I watch this unfathomable storm drawing closer to you, and I cannot do anything.

I remember your open arms, welcoming me into your heart, the stranger that I was.
I think of sunny days, long walks on the beach, peaceful sunsets and gentle rain.

I remember conversations and confessions. I remember you sharing the beauty of the sea, dolphins following our boat, playing and flipping in the turquoise waters. Seashells sparkling in the sun, fresh ocean breezes. Laughter. Tears.

I see your loving community, taking care of each other, holding each other up, in all kinds of times, good, the bad. the exhilarating and terrifying.
I see that you are a veteran in this climate war, waiting it out, trusting, hoping for the very best outcome. So many times you have survived.
Today, I am afraid for you. I am afraid that I have not had enough time with you, and that all the things I wanted to say will always be unsaid, and you will never know how much you mean to me, to us.
I want to say it now.
Thank you for being here, on this earth. You are so loved. We are with you, and we will be after this is over.
You are not alone.
I want to say it for the loved ones who won’t be able to say it.
Thank you for your long lineage, for all of the stories you have told us, all of the proud milestones you have celebrated in this lifetime. For all the joy you have brought to so many.
Thank you for trusting in the good of the earth, even though we humans have made some grave mistakes.
Thank you for taking us in, healing our hearts when times were hard, and we needed a friend. We will do the same for you.

When the darkness comes, remember that you are a light. You are not alone. Have courage. We will find you.

09/20/2024

We are spiritual beings on a human journey.

Can you take the life that you have already lived and turn it upside down, inside out and back again.

Can you dig out the person you were so long ago. The one that had such a pure beautiful mind. The one who danced and twirled and painted. The one who read voraciously and dreamt huge ridiculous dreams, had compassion and love for all of humanity.

The one who was sad, and happy, insecure and confident, beautiful and ugly.

Admire them. See them now, and know that its ok to yearn to be them again. It might feel funny to you that you actually already ARE them.

Feel them in you, a throbbing in your heart. They may have been quiet for awhile. Believe they want to come back. The time is now. Be prepared. They have a wild side. They love to laugh, and take risks, and do everything no one else is brave enough to do. They might be impulsive.

They tend to stir up magic that is just below the surface. There will be spirits, or ghosts, long lost loves. It will be real. You might feel like laughing until you cry, or crying until you laugh.

There will always be infinite possibilities. Are you ready?

This Equinox is tied to the new eclipse axis in Pisces and Virgo. It is about spirituality, which at its core is a self connection practice.

Connect with yourself, your bright beautiful spirit.

An 18 month plus cycle of growth is launching. Pulling us forward, into a new cycle, a new energy-a personal expansion.

Ultimately the purpose of this time is to connect to meaningful things. And YOU are one of those things.

Happy Exploring! I cant wait to see who you meet! Want to do it together? Join us for Leslie’s Energetic Cleanse for the Equinox this Sunday at 1p.

09/14/2024

We come together as acquaintances and leave with a deep understanding and compassion for one another.

There is nothing like loving, unconditional Reiki energy.

It changes each life that it touches. Wishing you a lifetime of healing, love and magic as a Reiki Practitioner. 🙌

09/07/2024

Can you feel it?
It’s already starting, the coolness in the morning as the sun comes up, and then the subtle shift in the late afternoon. The leaves are starting to fall, just a bit, and soon the world will be glorious shades of orange and red and yellow. 
You might take out a jacket or sweater, or consider putting on sweat pants instead of shorts.
There could be a fire in your hearth, or an open window to sleep with  fresh crisp air.
Life continues through the seasons, sometimes a long straight road, or a windy, bumpy one. You can walk it. Don’t worry. 
We are here, have been for over 20 years. Can you believe it? 
There is always a fire in our hearth when there is a chill in the air, and as you walk up to the studio, if they notice you, the goats and chickens and ducks will call out to you to come and feed them, or pet them, or try to convince you to release them.
(Yes, they will say, its okay with Larry. He likes to chase us around the yard.)
You will find healing, and community and peace. All kinds of yoga, breathwork and special workshops to help ground you.  There will be flowers and fresh eggs, honey and good smelling lotions. But more than that, there will be love. 
You are seen 🙌💜
Love Always, from us to you. 🍁🔥🧘🏽‍♀️🌺

08/22/2024

…for what defines a patriot is not just our love of liberty, but our love for one another.
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08/05/2024

This amazing course begins in September.

Students have taken MBSR for various reasons including facing change, difficult times or health challenges; workplace, family, or financial stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, chronic pain, hypertension, interest in enhancing health and well-being, and a desire to live a fuller life with greater balance.

Ease and Lightness Mindfulness and Prancing Peacock present Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). The most researched mindfulness program available. You are so worth it.
https://easeandlightness.com/
609.903.3363

08/02/2024

It’s all love, this yoga family. Congrats to the beautiful teachers supporting each other 💜🙌🙏🏼