Blessings to you! I sincerely hope that you and your family are doing well and coping with the reality and myriad and often strange circumstances that the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting to this world.

My family and I are doing well. This time of quarantine has made us come closer not only proximally, but emotionally as well. The other evening we made a special meal and opened one of our nice bottles of wine that we had been saving for a special occasion. After, we cranked the music and had a dance party. Truly this is love in the time of COVID-19.

I hope that you are able to find a greater love for self and others during this unique time.

I want to remind us all that we CAN do hard things. YOU can do hard things

This is it, my friend. This is the time for all of us to apply all of the lessons we’ve learned from our yoga and meditation practices, as well as our previous life lessons. This is the time to practice doing those things that help us find stillness and hope despite fear, uncertainty, and even illness.

Perhaps, through all of this, we may open up our minds and hearts to see and learn what we may become through this experience, both individually and collectively.

“It’s not about whether you win or lose. It’s about whether or not at the end of the day, you can still stand up and sing.” David Whyte

This is the time to dig deep into our tool kit and use everything we’ve got to keep our spirits high.

Tranquility Tool Kit

I’ve compiled a free tool kit that you can use any time you need to keep your spirits high. Here’s what’s in this tool kit.

For stress: Yoga Nidra for Stress recording (34 minutes)
For sleep: Yoga Nidra for Sleep recording (25 minutes)
To help you breathe: Stress Free breathing practices
To relax and connect to your body: Gentle Yoga Practice (60 minutes)
To move, strengthen, and erase stress from your body: Moderate/Intermediate Yoga Practice (60 minutes)
Feel-good music for these times:
- “Let It Be” by Megan Peters and Scott Moore
- Link to some incredible musicians’ Facebook and recordings of music
- Megan Peters
- John Louviere (find his Cabin Fever Covers on March 22, 2020)
- Here’s a link to an amazing musician, MNEK, from Britain, who wrote and produced some absolutely STUNNING acapella songs about Coronavirus that are simultaneously hilarious and incredibly soulful.
  - “Bored”
  - “Quarantine”
  - “Selfisolation”
  - “Stay Your Ass Indoors”
Reading pleasure: Selected posts from my blog
- Walking Into The Fire
- Seeing the Finger of God: New Directions in Jazz
- On The Corner of Justice and Compassion
- Lionel Richie is My Guru
- Grand Theft Auto: A Study in Mindfulness
- Part 1
- Part 2
Story Time
- Here’s a recording of an evening of storytelling. (May not be suitable for children) Very personal stories in front of an intimate group about revelation, rebirth, and why heavy metal matters.

click here to download your free Tranquility Tool Kit

There is no better time than now to employ all the tools in our tool kit This is the time that we’ve been preparing for. It’s time to dive deep into your tool belt and use everything you’ve got.

Blessings! Stay safe. Stay sane.