Do you love summer? Even if hot weather is not your favorite, there is something about summer that brings about new beginnings. Let’s enjoy summer with all its lightness and fun! This week’s blog is a bit different – we dedicated it to happiness, new starts and sunshine. We gathered a few summer quotes for […] Continue reading → 
In this blog I chose to share with you a very calming and blissful meditation. On our new international yoga teacher training site we encourage you sign up for our offer of a free audio gift. The following is a sample of our full Meditation for Joy. Simply go to www.claytonyogainternational.com and sign up for […] Continue reading → 
Dreaming about sleeping peacefully during the night? Hoping for a productive and care-free day? You are not alone! Sleeping well is a major building block to feel happy to be alive. Just remember the last time you left the night tossing and turning and praying for a little sleep that never came? Then you know […] Continue reading → 
See if certain phrases emerge from your heart that express what you wish most deeply for yourself, not just for today, but in an enduring way. Phrases that are big enough and general enough that you can ultimately wish them for all of life, for all beings everywhere. Classical phrases are things like, “May I […] Continue reading → 
The 7th chakra, Sahasrara, or “thousand fold” lotus chakra considered the “consciousness” chakra and is located at the crown of the head or the soft spot on a baby’s head. This chakra symbolizes detachment from illusion and is known as the psychic center for higher knowing. It receives spiritual energies and guidance necessary to activate […] Continue reading → 
Let’s continue out “Balance Your Chakras” journey with looking at the second chakra! Chakra 2 is located near the lower abdomen or an inch below the navel and deals with families, emotions and setting boundaries. Its physical sense is taste. The emotion is desire, sexuality, and passion. Joy, movement, fluidity, and creativity all inspire this […] Continue reading → 
I have always been intrigued with deep relationships and close intimacy. How we as people affect one another and are changed forever. In Buddhism, there is a strong belief that we are already interconnected. That my own getting liberated, happy and confident, forgiving and humble, will strengthen the planet as a whole. Sometimes, I overwork, […] Continue reading → 
One of the reasons water is the most powerful of all 4 elements and can literally bend or shape rock, is its ability to ceaselessly and continually put pressure on the same place. This is also the force that creates diamonds. In our yoga practice, breathing and noticing our breath is very similar. With perseverance, […] Continue reading →