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YOGA RETREATS: Senegal 🇸🇳 April 2027 🏝️ Croatia 🇭🇷 Oct. 2027 Yoga & meditation teacher/Martial Arts Yoga Online, @equinox NYC.
GOLD. 🥇💙 And maybe an even bigger win in learning GOLD. 🥇💙 And maybe an even bigger win in learning to believe in myself. Somewhere in preparing for today’s IBJJF New York Open, I realized there was still a small part of me holding back. One of my favorite training partners @therealdianabongers , who has also become a dear friend and mentor in preparing for competitions, recently told me: Go all in. Give it everything you have. Those words landed strong. I knew I had more in me. I just had to trust myself enough to use it. So I prepared. I drilled my game plan, envisioned the possibilities and obstacles, and practiced how I would respond. Today I executed remarkably close to what I had planned, and it felt SO good. 🥰 Of course, life and the match still gave me opportunities to practice going with the flow. My GPS went haywire on the way to Hofstra. Then, after meditating and practicing yoga outside in the sunshine, I discovered at 2:54 that my 3:37 match had suddenly moved to 2:58! Four minutes. Gi on. Hair up(no time for a braid)RUN. Through all of it, I stayed calm. A beautiful reminder that we prepare not because we can control what happens, but so we have something steady to return to when plans change. After winning gold, I signed up for the absolute division, willing to compete against women of any weight. No one in my age group entered, so technically I came home with TWO medals. 😳 🥇🥇 One earned on the mat. The other for heart, spirit and being willing to step forward anyway. ❤️ So grateful for my incredible teachers and training partners at @gregorgraciejiujitsu, especially our leader @gregorgracie and all of the amazing unofficial teachers I work with every week. I am so proud of being part of this incredible team. Beyond all the medals, it’s the sportsmanship, kindness, respect and support for one another and commitment to excellence that makes this team so special. Excellence with hearts wide open. Tonight, I’m letting myself be present and enjoy this one. 💙🙏🏼🥋 #BrazilianJiuJitsu #IBJJF #gregorgraciejiujitsu #GrowthMindset
Every room has something to teach us. Earlier thi Every room has something to teach us. Earlier this week, I met a few incredible Muay Thai coaches by chance at Bathhouse. They mentioned they were hosting a women’s workshop this weekend. Something inside me said, Go. So I did. I spent the afternoon learning, laughing, and getting paired with someone I’d never met before. As we trained, we realized we’d both been through almost the exact same back injury and recovery. By the end of class, it felt like we’d known each other much longer than a few hours. Afterward, we grabbed lunch together. The two friends sitting next to us started chatting with us about what we’d ordered. I even offered one of them a bite of my lunch. A little later they asked how long we’d known each other. When we told them we’d met that morning, they were shocked. “You two seem like old friends.” Then one of them said, “I wish I could meet people like that.” I smiled and said, “You just did.” “You started talking to us.” Before we left, I challenged them to each talk to three strangers before the day was over. Because connection isn’t luck. It’s a practice. Yoga reminds me of that. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu reminds me of that. Yesterday, Muay Thai did too. “Empty your cup so that it may be filled.” — Bruce Lee 💙🥊 🙏🏼💙💥 @twobridgesmuaythai & @janiceluo_ 📸🙏🏼💙 @_haleynguyen #MuayThai #YogaOffTheMat #StayCurious #Community #beginagain
One of my favorite New York traditions is teaching One of my favorite New York traditions is teaching @bryantparknyc 💙 The first time I taught there was many years ago, just before becoming a mom to two incredible humans. Last summer, I had the joy of returning. And this year, standing there again on my birthday (also Bastille Day 🇫🇷❤️), felt especially meaningful. Just a few days earlier, my children and I had returned from a month of traveling through Portugal, Senegal, and France. We came home with full hearts, unforgettable memories, and so many reminders of how much there is to learn when we step outside our everyday lives. As I looked out at the hundreds of yogis gathered in Bryant Park, I couldn’t help but smile. I realized I wasn’t simply teaching yoga. I was sharing everything the journey had given me. That’s one of the things I love most about teaching. Every class is an opportunity to pause, breathe, and reflect on the life we’re living. Every place I travel, every book I read, every conversation I have, every challenge I face, and every lesson I learn eventually finds its way into my classes. My hope is that those experiences inspire each of us to become a little more curious about our own lives. Now I’m settling back into the rhythm of New York: teaching, soaking up summer with friends and family, training, and preparing for my next Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in just two weeks. 🥋✨ This past month in class, we’ve been reflecting on Viveka, the practice of discernment. Sometimes discernment isn’t about knowing when to say yes. Sometimes it’s simply choosing where to place our attention. The people in front of us. The conversation we’re having. The season we’re living. As we begin August, our practice is inspired by Śraddhā… faith and trust. Faith that every season is shaping us. Trust that even when we can’t see the whole path, each step is leading us exactly where we need to be. Thank you to everyone who practiced with me at Bryant Park, and to this beautiful community that continues to grow year after year. I’m so grateful our paths have crossed. 🤍 #BryantParkYoga #RuahYoga #YogaPhilosophy #Shraddha #yogaretreat
This morning I sent out my latest newsletter, and This morning I sent out my latest newsletter, and I’ve spent the day reading your beautiful replies. Thank you. Every message, every reflection, every story you’ve shared back with me has reminded me why I love writing these letters so much. They become conversations, not just newsletters. This month’s letter came from a week of slowing down in Senegal. It came from reconnecting with former students and teachers more than twenty years later, surfing alongside my kids, conversations that shifted my perspective, yoga philosophy, neuroscience, and even a few unexpected lessons from the Tao Te Ching. Somewhere along the way I realized the newsletter wasn’t really about Senegal at all. It became a reflection on what it means to slow down, trust the timing of our lives, and create enough space to hear ourselves again. One of the lines that stayed with me as I was writing was this: “Perhaps the lesson isn’t learning how to arrive in Senegal. Perhaps it is remembering how to arrive fully in my own life.” If you’ve ever felt like life has been moving faster than your heart can keep up, I hope this month’s letter offers you a moment to pause and breathe. If you’re already part of my newsletter community, I’d genuinely love to hear what resonated with you. And if you’re not on my list but would like to read it, send me a DM with your email address (or just a ❤️), and I’ll happily send it your way. I’d love to welcome you into this little community. With love, Ruah ❤️ #RuahYoga #YogaOffTheMat #MindfulLiving #YogaRetreat #CroatiaRetreat
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