by Carmen Champion | Mar 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
The opening line of Alfred Domett’s poem, A Glee for Winter I think of every year around this time when Spring teases us with her arrival. “Hence, rude Winter! Crabbed old fellow, Never merry, never mellow! Well-a-day! in rain and snow What will keep one’s heart...
by Carmen Champion | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Tapas is not only delicious food, but a concept in yoga. Often explained as friction, tapas explains the work. You’ve likely experienced tapas in different ways during your practice if you’ve ever started to sweat or feel warmth develop in the body....
by Carmen Champion | Feb 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
Author, Octavia Raheem posted this on her Instagram last week, “A blessing for this week: May you embody a love that is boundless, yet shows reverence for boundaries. A love that is fierce, yet gentle. A love that is wild and always comes home.” This quote has...
by Carmen Champion | Feb 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve been witnessing a lot of bravery lately. I’m not speaking about within myself, but observing it in others. I don’t mean the bravery publicized with muscles and bravado, but the more subtle bravery-the bravery of trying something new, alone. Wouldn’t it be...
by Carmen Champion | Feb 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Eight years ago, I sat down with my attorney to discuss the purchase of MSY. He was asking me a series of questions to best set up the business for the future and make sure we don’t have to redo things later. A lot of his questions seemed pretty routine, but then he...
by Carmen Champion | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sunday, I read Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. Quite a few people I know have read it and when I was in the bookstore I flipped through the first few pages to get a sense of his cadence to see if it’s a voice I can read. Have you read this yet? His...
