Dear Friends,

Autumn greetings to each of you. We made it through the hot summer! I’m feeling very grateful to have finally shared so much time with our yoga community this summer. I never tire of teaching and practicing here in our magical spot, and I’m always pleasantly reminded of the strength & joyful commitment of our TruroYoga tribe.

As September rolls along, there is a strong pull within myself toward simplifying. The late summer/early fall season and the quality of light invite me to take time for deeper reflection and introspection as well as space for creativity and nuanced observation. You feelin’ it?

Summer living is full of logistics. Who’s where...Has the garden been watered…What’s for dinner…Where’s the sunscreen…Is the cooler packed…Blah blah blah. When September arrives, all of this gorgeous space suddenly reveals itself and I feel like I have a choice. Is it time to enjoy the simple and the quiet or do I continue to fill my mind with unnecessary logistics and complications? For me, it is a choice, and hopefully with time and practice, simplifying becomes my healthy “new norm.” I’ve been feeling so attracted to Simple Living Practices recently that I even made a bumper sticker haha!

Hello Friends,

            Salutations from the Outer Cape!  I’m reaching out to you here in the last moments of July, the midpoint of our high season, as we all survive some really hot, dry days.  It has been a real joy to see many of you, and if we haven’t seen you yet, please join us in class!  TruroYoga is thriving with a steady schedule of well-attended, high-energy classes.  I love meeting all the new people and seeing how beautifully our yoga community is growing.  Additionally impressive how many people are showing up for class each week, even when the humidity and temps are quite high!

A few years back, as a way of showcasing some gems of the Outer Cape and collaborating with others, TruroYoga started our annual Cape Cod Weekend Simplify Yoga Retreat.  Mark your calendars and sign-up now for this year’s Retreat, Friday October 21-Sunday October 23, 2022. There are very limited spots available for this intimate experience so please don’t wait too long to be in touch and secure your place.

Greetings everyone,

We are home from our retreat in Portugal and summertime is rapidly turnin’ up. I think we can all relate to the feeling of a switch being flicked-on. It can quickly feel bright, busy, hot and all-consuming, especially after the past two summer seasons during the pandemic where most of us were confronted with a different rhythm and much slower pace than our usual summer wildness. Although I hope we will never be longing for those long quarantine days, somehow I don’t want us to forget the sweetness of those simpler times. The Portuguese word saudade comes to mind. During the last two summers I enjoyed uncomplicated afternoons at Longnook, boogie-boarding when the tide was right, leisurely reading, and spending quality time with my family. This summer will be quite different, and I am fully embracing the return to my regular schedule while setting the intention to sustain a sense of balance. Can we all remember to take time for quiet, rejuvenating, cooling activities as the summer ramps up!?

Happy New Year Everyone! The holiday time has passed and for many it wasn’t what we hoped for. It would have been amazing to visit with more friends & family yet let’s keep looking forward with faith that 2022 will bring us the chance to safely come together…. don’t give up. The current Covid situation offers us yet again another opportunity to dive deeper within ourselves and recommit to practices that keep our bodies, minds, and spirits feeling strong.

Although there are many significant times throughout the year to align with seasonal or planetary events, whether it be syncing up with the phases of the moon or practicing specific rituals with every turn of a season, the New Year is a particularly awesome time for a fresh start. A time for reflection, renewal, and reinvestment.

You’ve been asking…and I am very thrilled to announce that our Yoga & Hiking Retreat in Portugal is scheduled for April 22-30, 2022.

Ever since I moved to the Outer Cape and became acquainted with the local Portuguese culture here, taking a group on retreat to Portugal has been on the top of my bucket-list. I am actually surprised that we haven’t traveled there yet—but here we go—it is happening!

Happy September Everyone! I hope you are all enjoying this marvelous weather and these beautiful days. Here in Truro, our posse just experienced the last summer dip into the ocean together on Longnook Beach…and it was exhilarating! TruroYoga has finished-up our outdoor summer classes and we have created our new fall class schedule. The pace of life is beginning to slow down for me and I’ve been deeply invested in a seasonal cleanse for the past 14 days.

Greetings Dear Friends,

We’re back…and we have a new website! www.truroyoga.com

It is an exciting time for TruroYoga—we have many new ideas and inspirations to share. I know it’s been a journey for each of us during the last year and a half, and it feels awesome to be able to connect again in-person.

Oh dear friends how I have been putting this newsletter off…

The uncertainty of these times has been paralyzing in many ways. The sudden changes in my daily existence has shifted from an empty-nester- globetrotting-yogini to prioritizing differently and tending to the important stuff.