The Practice of Trust, 07/25

The Practice of Trust, 07/25

Allie Chisholm-Smith
Published on: 24/07/2025

Is your work emotionally expensive? How do you manage your sensitive heart in the face of suffering? Practice coming home to you through these powerful philosophies here.

Self Care
Braiding Life Into Yoga Honestly, 06/25

Braiding Life Into Yoga Honestly, 06/25

Allie Chisholm-Smith
Published on: 26/06/2025

As much as yoga teaches us trust, it never guarantees a life free of stress or hardship. What it does do is give us the tools to navigate the hard stuff more easily and with more equanimity.

Self Care
What is Yoga, 05/25

What is Yoga, 05/25

Allie Chisholm-Smith
Published on: 01/05/2025

To be truly present requires us to trust the decisions that brought us to this moment. We can neither fear the future nor rue the past if we are truly being present. In our practice of santosha or contentment, we learn how to do that. No one can authentically be in this moment without working with the light and the shadows within.

philosophy
What Do You Value, 04/25

What Do You Value, 04/25

Allie Chisholm-Smith
Published on: 08/04/2025

That this is soul work makes it complicated work, but also the most rewarding. I am not teaching yoga. I am offering a space for people to find their sweetness through yoga and then bring that out into the world. That takes time and it also takes commitment on my part and theirs. When someone asks to extend their package when they haven't shown up for months, it hurts a little. I'm committed to their practice, but are they?

Teaching Ethics