Transition

Welcome to my blog!
ESRIT, which stands for “enter, sustain, release, integrate, and transition,” is one of the teaching tools of the Kripalu yoga teacher tool-kit I learned in June during my teacher training, which was one of the most difficult and amazing life experiences I’ve had thus far. I miss my Kripalu sangha, Sanskrit for “family,” every day.
I am amidst a transition, as I have recently re-located to NYC to further my practice and gain new life experiences, and wish to share them with those of you I no longer see on a daily or weekly basis.
For now, it is fun for me to read what I wrote a year ago or so on my yoga page (copied below) after the many co-listening practices and kosha separating experiences in June, which I will share later. Jai!

I teach hatha yoga, a form of yoga that is gentle, and focused on meditation. My music practice is also a form of yoga, which is why this page is labeled “yoga,” but really, anything can be a meditative practice as long as your mind, spirit and body are one. My favorite meditation happens to be doing laundry. Clearing my mind happens to be the easiest during this practice since it is almost always the same every time (nothing new to think about!)

In conceiving and working on this website, I struggled with how I should present myself and what I do, because music and yoga are so different but also the same. I didn’t want to present myself as a completely calm and at peace person because, as most of my friends know, I am often stressed and high strung!

I teach yoga and play cello to ground myself and bring myself back to the present moment; they are tools for a happier existence and a means to connect with the universe.

I have several purposes for this website; one being to connect with new people who are interested in music and yoga. If you are a cellist who is struggling to play comfortably, I’d like to help you and learn from you. If you are interested in combining yoga with new music as a performance art, let’s collaborate!

I’d also like to inspire others to follow their unique life path as taught to me by my friends and teachers. Many times, it seems as though we are defined by our jobs and our actions, but we are just people when it comes down to it. I like to be me, and I’m happiest seeing people around me feeling free to express themselves.

Finally, this website is a thank you to the universe for allowing me to teach and learn from others every day. Also here is a moment to say thank you to: Jenny Gryzinski, my BFF; Peggy Espinda, for cheesy potatoes and Fritz, my beautiful cello; Victoria Kichuk for her words of encouragement; Rhonda Rider, a rare and peaceful presence in my life; Jesse Weiner and Evangeline Lane, for the awesome photos; Barbara Feldman, my yoga inspiration; Brian Gibson for all of his hard work putting the site together; and my students, for inspiring me to embark on a new project.