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Polaroids.

Last night, I had the most unexpected dream. My grandfather. We were sitting at the dining room table in Ridgefield. He was in his usual...

Aloha, Hello Life!

Life is an endless journey of learning. From our earliest days, it's like we're aboard a never-ending train—Pre-School, Kindergarten,...

You Are Mine.

Sometimes I walk into yoga thinking I'm about to change the world. And then there are these other days when I really struggle trying to...

His Name is Deva.

I truly believe that the only things we are really “called” to be are kind and loving.

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Today, as I left the office during a "little fall of rain," I looked to my intern and said, "We're about to see a rainbow. I don't know...

Cupcake Wars

It's been a while since I've blogged - not for any reason other than, with the changing of the season into Fall and harder days at work,...

Choosing Trees - A Perfect Way to Fall

Labor Day Monday. A day off from labor. A day of 75 minutes of hot yoga work with Vikram. And a specific task mid-practice as we were...

Third Eye NOT Blind

I have clear memories as a child having difficulties determining between this and that. Thick verses thin in preschool. When the...

I am the Daughter

Supta Baddha Konasana. Goddess pose. Yesterday at the 6am class, when we got to savasana, we were given the option to take whatever felt...

Heart Photos & Intention

Singing in front of 2000+ people night after night is a humbling experience. It is scary. It is intimidating. It is exhilarating. It...

When Did We Stop?

The more I have begun to open myself up to the path of new ideas and possibilities, the more my mind has become flooded with thoughts...

Dear Yoginis in Front

Dear Yoginis in front of me, I was SUPER excited when I realized I could make it to yoga tonight! Stepping off the bus from work with 10...

Apples, Pears & Bananas

Growing up, I was exposed to tons of expressions of religion. I was raised Catholic, but because there weren't too many programs outside...

Two Little Hands

I remember the childhood poem. "Two little hands, so soft and bright. This is my left and this is my right. Five little fingers stand...

Lessons in Bending

I've never had so many lessons in bending and twisting and opening since having subscribed to a yoga practice. You want my shoulder to...

Green Thumb

I do not have Green Thumbs. I mean, not even one. Back in the day when I worked out of a home office, my boss went abroad for a...

Sahara at Noon

I'm supposed to be a person of Easter, which basically means, I should be focusing on hope, promise, new life, and fulfillment. But this...

Read Receipt

In corporate America, a lot of people cross your path. People you directly work with; people you bump into only in the hallway or...

Dear Unsuspecting Yoga Teacher

Hi! I’m Katie Riley. And yes, that was me singing “Take Me Home Country Road” at full volume while upside down in those 3 bridge poses. ...

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