by Sherri Koehler | Jan 16, 2017 | Practice
Portland is experiencing a “Weather Event”, again. This time there’s up to a foot of snow around the city. Seattle has loaned us snowplows and crew to run them. People are strongly considering if it is time to salt the roads, which has been a no-go...
by Sherri Koehler | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog Posts, Practice, Yoga Philosophy
Yesterday I made it out to one of my favorite classes. I spend so much time focused on teaching each week, that sinking into being merely a student for 90 minutes is blissful. As I returned home a light, fine snow began to fall. By bedtime we had about an inch, which...
by Sherri Koehler | Jan 2, 2017 | Blog Posts, Practice
The turning of the year is a popular time for reflection and for making resolutions to change this, do that, learn how to, lose, gain. Every January I see a big influx of new students, checking out yoga for the very first time. While several will stay, by February...
by Sherri Koehler | May 25, 2016 | Blog Posts, Practice, Yoga Philosophy
My spouse and I had the privilege of going on a short holiday to Los Angeles for the past few days. Despite the fun we had seeing dear friends and attending a fabulous concert at the Hollywood Bowl, we both seem to have picked up a pretty aggressive virus, probably on...
by Sherri Koehler | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog Posts, Practice
I’ve been reading some of Peter A. Levine’s books this past month, including In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, and I was really struck by his use of a bit of the I Ching, particularly the 1950 translation by Richard...
by Sherri Koehler | Oct 30, 2015 | Blog Posts, Practice
This month, as of October 15th, I have been honored to teach yoga for 10 years. A decade of offering the light of Yoga to others. There have been some breaks in there, times when my own health needed attention and the rest of not teaching. The span however, from my...
