self compassion | Abby with the Rods

Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 2)

So what should you do when you’re a yoga teacher and you have a crush on one of your students? Like with most things, it depends...

Can Yoga Teachers Date their Students? (Part 1)

I remember our teacher saying 1 thing very clearly: “Don’t date your yoga students.” I remember being annoyed at how overly simplified...

Loving Yourself Through Loving Others

I’ve been thinking a lot about love and relationships. I guess I’m always thinking about these things, but they’ve been especially...

Speaking Up

Speaking up is easy when I’m confident. But when I sense that speaking up is going to inspire disappointment in others, it is painful.

Teaching What We Need, Because We Have To

“Can we all agree that we are yoga teachers because we’re all a little crazy? That we, in a sense, have to teach?” We all laughed, too hard.

The End of Natural Beauty Month

When we stop seeing ourselves as flawed, broken, imperfect people, we can start to treat ourselves with the love and respect we deserve.