Kimberlea Smarr Kimberlea Smarr

Trust Is A Muscle

What four astronauts on their way home from the moon reminded me about trust.

Trust is a muscle.

This week the Artemis II crew completed the farthest human journey in history. When asked to describe it in one word, astronaut Christina Koch said humility.

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Kimberlea Smarr Kimberlea Smarr

Words are Nervous System Reports

The words we use change everything.

My mom dives in the Caribbean almost every other day. Underwater photographer. Fifteen years of yoga. She is vibrant and strong and fully alive in her body.

Last year she broke her elbow. At her appointment the doctor looked at her scans and told her she had "bad arthritis" in her thumb.

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Kimberlea Smarr Kimberlea Smarr

Only LOVE

I came to yoga to change my body, not my heart and mind. But guess what… they are all linked together.

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Kimberlea Smarr Kimberlea Smarr

Opening to Grace

Up until now, I have always assumed that grace was supposed to "feel good". I have recently heard the phrase "fierce grace" through the teachings of Ram Dass.

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