For the past year I have immersed myself in some deep and interesting questions about healing and wellness. These aren’t new questions for me – they’ve been...

*only one spot left for the fall session* *Zoom Options available* The 8 WEEK Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Course @ Trillium Studio MKE The curr...

As we enter the gate at Lewaso Lodge, I hear their welcoming voices chanting in union, singing us into the tribe for our 3 night stay. The Maasai are one of...

"I was dealt a bad diagnosis in 2011. For a while, I felt sorry for myself as the disease stole my body. Then I found Yoga." (Dr. Scott Stieber) Often cal...

Each June, we celebrate Peony Week at Trillium Studio MKE, moving and breathing inspired by Mary Oliver's amazing poem. Do you love this world? Do your cher...

Mindfulness and Hula Hooping may seem like an unusual combination, but at Future Urban Leaders - my son Ross's non-profit organization - it has proven to be ...

One of the things I love most about the Mindful Academy International (MAI) is the global nature of our Teacher Trainings. This group is not an exception. ...

It's my favorite week of the year - the one week each spring that the Trilliums bloom in Wisconsin! This year the Trillium Hike took place at Lions Den Gorge...

TRILLIUM STUDIO MKE MINDFULNESS AND MANTRA - SO'HĀM I recently attended a 9 day Mantra Meditation Training in Leavenworth, Washington with Aaravindha Himadra...

​​I’ve spent the last few weeks immersed in the element of water in my yoga teaching. Kind of an usual spot to land in the middle of winter in Wisconsin. W...

The silence of the lightly falling snowflakes was a perfect backdrop for experiencing the Temple of Apollo and the Wisdom of the Sacred Oracle of Delfi. Mos...

What is MINDFUL YIN YOGA? Well, in my humble opinion all yoga should be Mindful. Why do yoga and check out when you can check in? (that’s a rhetorical ques...

The heat was palpable as I drove across the Badlands of North Dakota. My poor body was screaming for movement after 4 hours of wiggling in the driver’s seat...

Fresh by Naomi Shihab Nye To move cleanly. Needing to be nowhere else. Wanting nothing from any store. To lift something you already had and set it down in a...

When I learned that I would be teaching Mindful Walking at our next training, my heart sank. I have never been a big fan of Mindful Walking. It feels too s...

In a recent article in the New York Times, Mark Bertolini, the chief executive of Aetna, was interviewed for his unconventional decision to offer yoga and me...

I will always remember the first time I was introduced to the science of mudra (pronounced moo-dra). I was two days into a yoga therapy teacher training in ...

It’s nearly impossible these days to open a magazine, from Good Housekeeping to Runners World or GQ, without reading an article about the benefits of yoga. ...

As the validity of using meditation and relaxation techniques to treat stress related diseases becomes more and more recognized as an important aspect of tre...