I’ve been in New York for the past couple of days, enjoying spending time with family, teaching Yoga Nidra at Pure Yoga, and loving the great weather (mid-60s) we brought over from Nice. You’re welcome, New York.
Leaving our year-long stint in France and moving back to the states has me feeling a lot of conflicting emotions. I’ll miss learning and speaking French, the landscape and proximity to the ocean, and attention to savoring life with simple pleasures such as sitting at a cafe or lounging at the beach. I’ll also miss the preponderance of time I enjoyed writing over this past year. Nonetheless, I’m very excited to be back in Salt Lake City where I will be picking up a full teaching schedule again, reconnecting with family and friends, and being proximal to mountain trails for running. I truly feel that coming back to Salt Lake City will be much more of a renaissance rather than a simple return.
One of the biggest reasons for coming back to the States is because my wife and muse, Seneca, will be starting her new business soon. I’m immensely proud of her. She’s spent this past year working very hard to complete a challenging, in-depth, and beautiful training to become a holistic sex, love, and relationship coach that synthesizes modern neurobiology and holistic healing techniques along with ancient and powerful teachings of Tantra and Taoism. As her partner, I have watched her personally transform through her training in ways that has lightened her nervous system, healed deep spiritual wounds, and crowned her in the most beautiful sense self-love. We’ve learned many of the teachings of this program together and I’ve discovered volumes about myself through discussion, readings, and practice. Through her educational process, I have come to see even more of her divine essence, our marriage has strengthened to be stronger than ever, and I see our partnership as a vehicle for immense joy, power, love, and creation. She will be offering 1:1 sessions, small group sessions, retreats, workshops, and more, all dedicated to uncovering your wholeness, reaching your very greatest potential, and unlocking whatever that is inside of you.
One thing that’s most thrilling to me is that both of our work points to some of the same things, namely uncovering the power that already exists within us. In that light, in addition to her private practice, we’ll also be collaborating together on projects, workshops, and retreats.
Launching our collaboration, save the date for a Couples Sacred Love and Intimacy workshop that Seneca and I will be holding together on Saturday, February 15th from 10 am–1 pm. More information to be announced soon.
As Seneca is getting her business started, she is offering discounted coaching packages. Most of her new client spots are filled, but she has a few openings beginning in March. If you are interested, you can contact her directly at iptsam@gmail.com.
As far as my own work, I’m thrilled to be picking up classes at 21st Yoga sooner than I’d originally planned, like starting THIS Wednesday, January, 15th. Here’s my schedule for this week.
Live Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
Feb 7–9, 2020
Wednesday Jan. 15
Power 1 8:45 am
Restore at 10:15 am
Core 4:30 pm
Nidra at 6 pm
Deep Power 7:15 pm
Thursday Jan. 16
Power 1&2 at 9:15 am
Friday Jan. 17
Power 1 at 5:50 pm
Saturday Jan. 18
Restore 9 am.
Sunday Jan. 19
Live, online, Yoga Nidra class
Also please save the date for a Yoga Nidra workshop and book signing event, Sunday, February 9 at 1:15–3:45. I’d like to do some Restore yoga, practice Yoga Nidra, read from my book, then raise a glass of something sparkly together in celebration of my book.
It will be great to come home.
Here’s to 2020! Thanks for all of your support.