January often arrives with a quiet pressure to speed up  — new goals, new habits, new expectations. Yet from a yoga perspective, the beginning of the year is not a starting line . It’s a threshold . A moment to pause, orient, and choose how you want to feel  as you move forward. Slow living isn’t about doing less for the sake of it. It’s about doing life in a way that your nervous system can actually digest . January Isn’t a Sprint — It’s a Nervous System Reset Yoga teaches u

The holiday season is often painted as joyful, sparkly, and relaxing — yet for many of us it’s one of the most stressful times of the year. Between social commitments, family dynamics, financial pressure, travel, and end-of-year exhaustion, our nervous systems can feel like they’re running on empty. So, here are 10 gentle, yoga-inspired ways to manage stress during the holiday period  — no perfection required. 1. Lower the Bar (Yes, Really) Yoga teaches us ahimsa  — non-harm

When something devastating happens close to home, our sense of safety and steadiness can be shaken in an instant. A tragic event — like the recent local shooting — ripples through a community in ways that are emotional, physical, and deeply personal. Even if we weren’t directly involved, it is completely natural to feel sadness, fear, confusion, anger, or numbness. Our bodies absorb shock. Our minds search for understanding. Our hearts ache for those affected. In times like t

It’s ironic, isn’t it? We’ve never been more “connected” — through phones, messages, and endless scrolling — yet many of us have never felt more isolated.We reach for our devices to feel close, but often end up feeling distant — from others, from ourselves, and from the quiet presence that lives beneath all the noise. In yoga, this longing for connection has always been at the heart of the practice.The word yoga  itself means union  — the merging of body, mind, and spirit; of

"If you want to know if you are improving at yoga, look at your relationships" Krishnamacharya (Grandfather of Yoga) My Relationships People often ask if my family do yoga. It's a different answer to what most people expect. They don't do an hour class every week, that's for sure. When the kids were younger I often used them as test dummies to plan kids yoga classes. In fact it goes back further than that. When Talahasee, my now 15 year old son, was 6 months old I would put h

Aging is inevitable—but suffering through it is not. As we grow older, staying active, connected, and grounded becomes more essential than ever. Yoga offers a holistic, time-tested pathway to age with strength, grace, and vitality . Whether you’re in your 40s, 60s, or 80s, it’s never too late to start—and it’s never too soon to deepen your practice. At the BILBY studio, we witness daily how yoga supports the body, calms the mind, and uplifts the spirit at every stage of life.

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