Author: grkeyo

v. set up: 1. to elevate; raise. 2. to deceive or trick someone About a month ago, I was set up on a blind date. It was a first for me so I shouldn’t have been surprised when I rejected the idea of a ‘set up’ so much that right before we were supposed to…

Toward the end of 2011, I was knee-deep in the “I-don’t-have-any-time-for-myself” game. So one of my New Year’s resolutions was to start practicing yoga as much as I teach it (i.e., take two classes a week). I wanted to put an end to the brief flashes of dread I was experiencing on my way to…

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ―Marilyn Monroe At the start of each new year, I find myself subconsciously striving for a “perfect year.” So when I woke up on New Year’s Day without a hangover (despite being prepped with Gwyneth’s handy hangover guide) for…

Last Saturday marked the end of a very long two-week period during which I had not been able to stay at my house for various reasons (Connecticut’s epic week-long power outage followed by a week-long trip). To say that I felt unsettled was a major understatement. I hadn’t realized just how much I needed my…

Last week I prayed. And I’m not talking about those “It-Would-Be-So-Great-If…” kind of prayers when you almost feel guilty about even bothering God with such a ridiculous request because you know that your life will go on –and be relatively unscathed– if it doesn’t happen. I’m talking about getting down on your knees by the…

My last blog post was about how I’ve been stuck in robotic, auto-pilot mode for the past several weeks: 7:30am: Get in car, sit in rush hour traffic. 8:30am: Arrive at work. 5pm: Leave work, sit in rush hour traffic. 5:45pm: See the “Welcome to Connecticut” sign. Start to feel panicked that I won’t make…

Okay. So sometimes I forget how “new-age-y” I’ve become in the past few years. And sometimes I’ll throw out “yoga terms” and forget that not everyone knows what I’m talking about. So if you’re one of those people who read my last blog post and asked yourself, “What the heck does ‘holding your space’ mean?!”…

Last weekend, I was asked to assist at lululemon athletica’s annual Salutation Nation event. Assisting, or “adjusting” in yoga, is not only important for the student (as it helps them correct their posture, settle into their pose, or find their technique), it’s also beneficial for teachers in that it allows them to “connect” to their…

My recent horoscope summed things up nicely for me this month: “Now is the time to heal and deal.” I’ve never been one to be particularly good at either (healing pain from the past or dealing with issues head-on) and despite the major improvements yoga and meditation have brought to my life, there is still…

I was recently given the chance to pick out furniture for my new office. A colleague of mine walked me over to an enormous warehouse on campus that was filled with every piece of beautiful (but old) furniture imaginable: Queen Anne sofas, Hitchcock chairs, antique coffee tables, etc. When two gorgeous velvet armchairs caught my…