radiant animal

01/15/2026

Join us tomorrow for blood memory & refreshments. We’ll be missing , but the title comes from her.

01/09/2026

Join me Saturday mornings for an alignment- based Dynamic Practice, 9-10:15am,

01/05/2026

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12/24/2025

Thank you to my dear students for a wonderful year of yoga.

I continue to learn so much from each asana — who would have thought that each pose would be its own love story. I love sharing this with others, and the practice of relating to one’s own body. The foundational asana contain within them incredible genius or working supporting muscles that usually get drowned out by larger muscle groups (like the glutes and quads...) And though I’ve been ‘stronger’ or more ‘athletic’ in the past, the yoga balances the muscles, and make me feel way more beautiful and strong as a whole. Consider giving yourself or a friend this 4-class series at YogaSource, Sunday afternoons in January/February. This is a gently paced class, but you’d be surprised how strong you are when we work up to weight bearing asana.
Register at www.yogasource-santafe.com under workshops/series

gratitude

12/15/2025

“I came with an empty hand, I will go with an empty hand. Today the empire of yoga has grown by the grace of God and I have learnt also not to feel sorry if something happens. Time and circumstances played on me and I leave the future also to time. The new things, new visions which I introduced in yoga must not fade. Yoga is a growing subject and I'm sure that it is going to grow for several centuries to come. I may be called a legendary figure, which matters nil for me. But I like that these new introductions to this yoga does not die as I have blown the cosmic life into it. As life is dynamic, I've changed the static yoga into a dynamic yoga, and I hope that it will always be ascending with a geometric progression. I have got trained thousands of yoga teachers. Some teachers are not only direct pupils of mine but their pupils too have become yoga teachers. As all are my children, my greatgrandchildren who practice my method are also yoga teachers. Generations after generations are following it. You see here I have got students from four generations coming still. Even in London, if you make enquiries, there are three generations continuing since 1950s. Probably the quality of the blood, the genes, what we speak of today, I think my yoga has changed the quality of the genes in each individual who practises since years and I think, I feel that my method of yoga can never have an easy death. And that's why I'm happy.”

~ B.K.S. Iyengar

12/08/2025

In honor of Geetaji on this anniversary of her birthday.

Her question “ Why do you stop?”

Her comments:

“ stopping the mind is an impurity… you have to catch the purity step by step. Burn your impurities…. When the body stops, the mind stops, the intelligence stops, the consciousness stops. You need body awareness, mind awareness, consciousness awareness. When will you find the soul? The goal is the soul.

There is an emotional feeling to it. The feeling and sensitivity. Sensibility is important during the practice of yoga. The body is seen by us, the mind is seen by feeling. The soul cannot be seen.

You think yoga is for the soul. Why don’t you try to touch your soul. Then my job will be done.”

Notes of mine from Geetaji’s last classes in Pune at the 100th anniversary celebration of Guruji.

With deep and eternal gratitude Geetaji ❤️🙏❤️

Sequences and notes from Geeta’s last classes can be found here https://clearyogapractice.com/blog/page/2/

11/21/2025

Meet the woman who turned 30 walking alone through the wilderness and became the first female to link two of North America's most grueling trails, Jessica "Stitches" Guo.

This past September, after 152 days and 3,550 miles, Guo completed the Continental Divide Trail and Great Divide Trail in one continuous push. She averaged 30 miles a day through scorching deserts, snowbound mountain passes, and remote backcountry where she went 28 days without seeing another soul.

The numbers tell one story: 588,000 feet of elevation gain (the equivalent of climbing Everest 20 times), six states and two provinces, and nearly 50,000 people following her journey online. But Guo's real achievement goes deeper.

Every single day for five months, she filmed, wrote scripts, and edited videos while walking, sharing her reflections on perseverance, climate change, and what it means to push past your own limits. She texted the files to her brother whenever she had cell service, turning profound solitude into shared inspiration for tens of thousands.

Guo reached the Canadian border on her 30th birthday in tears, then kept going for another 750 miles. Through swarms of mosquitoes, muddy bogs, rocky ridgelines, and weeks without human contact, she pushed through the mental lows that define the final stretch of any monumental goal.

When asked why she chose this intimidating route, Guo's answer cuts to the heart of real ambition: "I'm hiking it because it intimidates me, and I want to push the boundary of what I think I'm capable of."

Here's what moves me most about Stitches: she openly shares that she's not some superhuman endurance athlete. She was scared to sleep alone in the woods when she started backpacking. She doubted herself constantly. But she gave herself permission to pursue what called to her.

Stitches reminds us that extraordinary achievements start with giving yourself permission to be scared and doing it anyway.

Note: This is the 40th post of a weekly series I simply call 'people I admire.' I focus on creative, soulful leaders and humans who lift others up and make a real impact. Let me know in the comments who YOU admire. Let's shine some gratitude and focus on the ones who move us forward.