International Women’s Day always brings reflection for me. This year, after spending the morning in a sound healing circle surrounded by women releasing grief, anger, and old wounds, I was reminded just how powerful it is when women support one another. Healing, honesty, and growth are rarely perfect—but when we choose compassion over competition, something powerful happens. We rise together.

This Total Lunar Eclipse in Virgo is less about drama and more about correction. As the moon darkens, we are reminded that the nervous system cannot thrive in constant activation. Safety comes first. This is a moment to look honestly at your environment, your relationships, and your daily rhythms, and ask whether your body feels secure enough to rest.

I used to think I was deep in my practice because I could teach the philosophy.

This past year showed me the difference between explaining yoga and living it. Stepping away from teaching didn’t take me out of yoga.

It took me into it.

Oil is not indulgence. It is medicine, especially in perimenopause, when the body becomes drier, lighter, and more easily overwhelmed.

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”

But love does not begin on a national stage. It begins in the quiet spaces within us. Over the past year, I have been shedding old stories — that everything is my fault, that I am not worthy of success, that I must stay in spaces where I feel less than. My work has moved into Aparigraha — non-attachment — releasing expectation, resentment, and the need for validation.

If we want more love in the world, we must begin at the root. We must refine how we speak, how we stay, and how we let go. This is the work.