Hello Dear Souls,

I hope this email update finds you well and at ease.

I am filled with gratitude for the past six weeks of my life and excited for the next 12, after which I’ll begin a new chapter of my life.

If you haven’t already heard my husband, Justin, and I will be moving to Florida in November. We will miss DC and our friends and family in this area, but we’re looking forward to a slower pace and life by the ocean.

To prepare for the move, I gave up my regularly scheduled classes in early June. This also allowed me to focus on the Conscious Yoga Academy 200-hour yoga teacher training that I co-lead with Elias Ananiadis and Vicky Woods on the Greek island of Karpathos late June into mid July. The training went amazingly well and that group of special people and I will be connected for the rest of our lives. Each of the 10 lovely souls has a unique gift to offer this earth and I am excited to see what the future holds for them.  Here are a few of my favorite pictures from acro and partner yoga fun day.

After three and a half weeks on Karpathos, Justin and I embarked on a European honeymoon. We traveled to Athens and immersed ourselves in ancient Greece at the Acropolis and around the Plaka. Then we went to Paris for a week of EVERYTHING!: exploring cathedrals, museums, the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, and, of course, eating so much cheese!

Through all of this wonderful travel and adventure I continued to remind myself to pause and breath in each special moment. Moving from one thing to the next, we humans tend to always be in planning mode instead enjoying what we are currently doing. For example: one afternoon while Justin and I were at one of the most beautiful beaches in the Greek Islands, we started talking about what we were going to do in Paris!! After a moment, I laughed and looked at him and said “let’s be here first.” He smiled back, kissed me, and jumped in for a swim.

It is the nature of the mind to pull us away from the present moment, to tell us stories in attempts to make sense of the world around us and further to make us the most important part of the story. We meditate and practice yoga to help us remember our true self, our essential perfect state that we already exists in. That realization can only happen in present. 

 It’s been challenging for me to stay in the present moment. Recently I’ve struggled to remember I’m much more than my to-do list. That is why I’m excited to be offering a weekend to pause with you this September. I have designed a lovely weekend retreat at Casa Om Potomac. For two and a half days, we’ll be able to enjoy yoga, meditation, the beautiful outdoors, excellent food, and a pool. “Rest & Renew”: the title is 100% true for everyone. If you want to join me and the other folks coming September 20-22, you can! There’s a pre-registration form on my website, or you can reach out me with any questions or concerns. This will be my last large offering in the DC area for some time. I hope you’ll take some time for yourself and join me in a long pause.

I have a few other events in the works and a million stories from the past 6-weeks I want to tell, but since I am currently writing this newsletter from the most serene porch overlooking a lake in Rhode Island, I’m going to go be, and pay attention to the mother duck leading her young across the lake. I’m going to go sit in gratitude and remember: I am perfect just the way I am, even as things to do pile up and change constantly around me.

 I hope you will join me for the fall retreat and for a class. I will be subbing throughout the next few months at all my favorite places, Past Tense, Vida, Fuse, and Yoga Heights. On the calendar now: Lunch Flow at Past Tense on Friday, August 16 at noon and Intermediate Flow at Yoga Heights on Georgia Ave on Saturday, August 24 at 10:15am.

 Questions or thoughts? Something you would like to connect about before I move? I would love to hear from you. Please reach out.

 Many blessings and much love,

Liz