On April 20, 2016, we had to say good bye to our sweet girl, Kaina, at the age of 13. Kai was our beautiful and beloved "mama" dog - a sweet English Springer Spaniel who blessed this earth and our family with 3 litters of pups. We kept a male and female from her first litter so our family of two springers became four. We had a full life with her, I'd like to think a life filled with every joyful activity a dog could ever think of. One of her most favorite places to be w

I remember all too well, that at some point after practicing yoga for quite awhile, I began to learn more challenging postures; what some might call advanced postures. It was exciting to learn something new and to experience postures that I thought might never be accessible by my body. And I remember how good it felt to think I was no longer a beginner. There was a sense of satisfaction in learning these "advanced postures" as my ego wanted to identify with being considere