Yoga In DeMun, 6501 Wydown Boulevard, Clayton, MO (2026)

10/20/2026

A Relationship with Yourself Begins with Coming Home to Yourself

Changing a thought is not the same as changing your awareness.

Our thoughts are habitual mental activities that arise automatically from constantly observing our external world. During the day, you have things to do, places to go, things left undone from yesterday, and things to prepare for tomorrow. The nature of the mind is like a popcorn machine: the more we think, the more thoughts there will be.

Awareness is not your thoughts. It is the inner recognition of the unease, the burden, and the frustration that things and demands seem never done, even though you give it all you have. The days go by quickly, and there is never enough time to do it all. You think, and then the thoughts turn negative, and you feel dissatisfied, as the hope of getting things done so you can finally arrive at peace or relief feels far away.

The good news is that you are not your thoughts, and you are not the feelings attached to them. You are the awareness, the sky, the unlimited potential. You can imagine those thoughts and feelings as clouds flowing across the sky. They are just hanging up there. You don’t need to pay attention to every single thought, wait for it to disappear, or fix each cloud so things can get better. Bringing your attention home is a practice of inner space: let there be space, and be free from the endless thoughts that cloud the mind.

The practice of meditation is the practice of inner observation and detachment. It is just like yoga. Reading about yoga, understanding the concept of yoga, or watching other people do yoga is all good, but it is not you.

You are not what you know, but who you are

If you are patient, you will show up patiently in a situation that is hard for anyone to be patient in, because you have the inner capacity and understanding for it. Patience is who you are, not what you know. Practice is the key to everything in life that we want to master, especially the invisible parts of it. It is always easier to get mad than to be patient. It can even feel great to get mad and throw things around, but it is not always the wiser choice for us. Meditation is an inner practice.

Meditation is a practical way to build the skill you want in your life. Take driving, for example. Without learning how to drive, the vehicle is useless to us. So you would not expect to drive after one session, or feel discouraged on the first day and decide you will never drive in your life. Most people don’t realize they are focusing on becoming good at the practice instead of on why they practice: the end goal. To drive is to have freedom. Meditation is the first step toward mental and spiritual freedom. It is a skill that needs your willingness and your practice. You can sit still, or you can move around your house, for you and your awareness are inseparable.

What you experience during practice is an invisible training inside of you

1, Coming home through guidance. Our mind can feel like a wild horse living inside of us. Being guided is like someone putting a loop around the horse and gently walking him back to where he can stop running and be at ease.

2, Staying present and going deeper and deeper below the surface. Most practices are not sustainable because there is only doing, without transforming your inner state. For our mind to become still and feel spacious requires practice, not reading and understanding the concept. So practice your awareness, not your thoughts.

3, Meditating at night. Night is the best time to meditate in modern life, and being consistent is the key. Not right before sleep, but at least one hour before you go to bed: stop reading books and watching the news or videos, and allow your mind to slowly empty and get ready for a deep, reparative sleep. Meditation and sleep are the key partners that repair and renew your whole system.

Tuesday | Tuning In: Train Your Mind to Work for You Here

7:00–8:30 p.m. CT | Live on Zoom for 12 people

Date: 9/29- 12/15, 2026

https://www.yogaindemun.com/tuning-in-train-your-mind-to-work-for-you

10/13/2026

Hello everyone,
I hope your week is off to a good start!

As we move deeper into fall, I invite you to make a little room for yourself this week, to notice where you are, reconnect with what matters, and nurture the strength and awareness that support you in everyday life.

If you can’t focus mentally, it is hard for you to balance physically, most people believe it’s about core, but in fact, it starts with our mind.

We often give so much of our attention to what's happening in the world around us. We care about how others are feeling, offer our support, and try to stay aware of what's going on so we can respond accordingly. In many ways, this helps us feel safe and connected to the world around us. Yet, in the process of caring for others and keeping up with everything around us, it's easy to forget ourselves.

There are things that no one else can do for us. Our health, our inner peace, and the way we care for ourselves are among them.

This week, I'm sharing a few opportunities for us to reconnect with our minds and bodies, along with three of my recordings on Soundcloud you can enjoy at your own pace.

Tuesday | Tuning In: Train Your Mind to Work for You
7:00–8:30 p.m. CT | Live on Zoom for 12 people

Wednesday
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - From Lungs to Feet: Full-Body Circulation
7:00 p.m.- 8:15 p.m. - Core Strength and Stability

Saturday
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Yoga in the park for all-levels

Fall Schedule Here:
https://www.yogaindemun.com/class-schedule-

Building an inner foundation of calm, peace, and clarity is an important part of how we care for ourselves and navigate daily life.

Have a lovely week
Christy

10/05/2026

If you feel your October Is already full, here is probably why.

Today is Monday, before you completely step into a new week, I invite you to pause with me for five minutes for a short review into future practice. If you have never done this practice before, it is something I do regularly to create more clarity, awareness, and spaciousness in my body, everything I do, and in my life.

So take a look at your October calendar, and perhaps even look a little further into November.

After you look at your calendar, what do you see?

Most of the time, our calendars are filled with, in general, three kinds of things, especially during October.

Things to do -
Work, responsibilities, errands, appointments, things that need to get done. This is especially true this year before the holidays, so "things to do" can carry a sense of urgency. It can feel like there isn't enough time, and then we feel tension.

Places to go -
Trips, music and art shows, exhibitions, gatherings, places we want to experience, explore, and connect with. It's a beautiful time of year, and we want to have fun. There is a lot going on during the weekends and we want to enjoy our lives, so every weekend can feel full, and then we carry that fullness into the next Monday.

Events to attend -
Dinners, friends and family in town, celebrations, family gatherings, open houses, and community activities, as well as causes we care about and want to support, such as schools, charities, and organizations.

And of course, we are all aware of life has its ups and downs, and unexpected do happen that need our attention, or big shift we are going through, a loved one may need our intensive care. All of that requires our energy and attention.

And slowly, sometimes without even realizing it, our calendar becomes full, quickly.

October is beautiful, but it can also feel like a month of transition and acceleration. We are still completing things that began earlier in the year, and at the same time we slowly pick up more as the holidays approach. Emotionally, we may begin living in the future before we actually arrive there. Being unable to land mentally and emotionally in the present moment is what most people struggle with. The hidden root of stress and restlessness is unconsciously doing everything we do without pausing, creating space, and reflecting, for yourself.

It may begin to feel like something we have to keep up with. We move from one thing to another, already thinking about the next thing, while carrying an invisible pressure that says: "Everything needs to get done, otherwise…"

I invite you to review your calendar because it is easier for our mind to look at our near future from a bigger picture: what has been on our mind, and what we are about to do accordingly.

First, where am I in my calendar?

How do I want to experience this week/month in a way that is important to me and has nothing to do with anyone else?
Not just what do I want to accomplish, but how do I want to feel while I am living/experiencing it?

What would feel meaningful and enjoyable to me this time of year?

If you would like to learn how go inward, and learn not only to make your mind work for you but also to shift from unconsciousness to awareness in your daily life, join our weekly Tuesday Tuning In at 7:00 pm on Zoom for a 90-minute deep dive, and practice less carried away by external expectation and demand.

Sign up for 10/6 Zoom link here
https://www.yogaindemun.com/class-schedule-

10/01/2026

On our Tuesday Tuning In session on Zoom on 9/29, I guided our group through a 20-minute meditation, followed by a breathing exercise, and then we went back to meditation. We followed up with a self-awareness reflection after the meditation and breathing exercise. I asked them to practice it before going to sleep and to send me their reflection after applying it. This is from one of the students' reflections: simple, practical, and powerful.

Yoga Homework: Pranayama Breath Work Reflection by student

I am pleased that we are doing breath work right now. I am convinced that it is the right kind of exercise for me to be doing right now. Because I have a history of overcomplicated thinking, this exercise provides good medicine, particularly in its simplicity. By narrowing my attention to steadying the breath, I am able to look equanimous at what might be problematic with the workings of my mind.

I am glad that you started me on this exercise. I otherwise might have overlooked some of the remaining aspects of the chronic neuralgia I have experienced for some time that is finally dissipating. Half the battle seems to be in simply recognizing it. I have practiced this exercise about three times before bed and other times during the day (I’d like to be more disciplined in following the instructions) and other times during the day, as well. My first real success with this exercise was while driving. I also did this exercise right before the online meeting on Tuesday, which was helpful in bringing me to a state of calm and focus.

Here are some of the things I noticed in practicing this exercise:
Several times in practicing this meditation, I was able to observe what was going on with me while I was neglecting to breathe. It seems to be a socialization issue, as well as being, in part, from feelings of an overprotective suffocating attention experienced
repeatedly throughout childhood and even significantly into adolescence (which may be related to a prolonged a prolonged adolescence. The neurological disorder or freezing up of the left side of my head (which may correspond to the right side of the brain(?)) may be due to feelings of overwhelm, as it pertains to such memories

The times when I was able to do this exercise correctly, it was remarkably therapeutic. I find it not only relaxing and energizing, but bringing focus, as well. I will likely be practicing this exercise for some time.

Tuesday Tuning In- Train your Mind to Work for you
https://www.yogaindemun.com/tuning-in-train-your-mind-to-work-for-you

09/24/2026

Dear everyone,

I hope you have had a lovely September. As a Taiwanese, I'd like to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with you today. We celebrate the Harvest Moon in its fullest form of the year, with gratitude for the harvest of everything we have put our effort and heart into. We usually celebrate this day with a BBQ among family, friends, and community, so if you were in Taiwan right now, no body working today till next week, and the air would be filled with food, especially the smell of BBQ at night, every street would be filled with people grilling outside under the full moon, and the fireworks would light up the sky all night, or for a few days! It is almost like Chinese New Year, but more lighthearted and a lot of fun!

For more, please click the studio email from 9/24 below- How the Practice of Paying Attention Changed My Life

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Wishing you all a season of slowing down, nourishment, and simple joy.

Christy

09/18/2026

A lovely Saturday 9/19 is waiting, and you're invited: a day that begins with movement and connection, then leads into a lively evening for a great cause — filled with stories, music, and art!

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Vinyasa Yoga for All-levels — Bring your mat and water, and open your body and energy in nature, under the open sky, connecting with yourself through movement and inner grounding.

Join yoga here: https://www.yogaindemun.com/class-schedule-

✨ Good for the Soul, 6:00 pm- 9:00 p.m. — Annual Fundraiser and Celebration at Wydown United Church

Wydown United Church has been a sanctuary for the community of all cultures and faiths since 1915. Please join a lovely evening for the 2026 Wydown United Church Annual Fundraiser, It will be an evening of nurturing our souls with connection, music, art, stories and and a little spirited competition too. Single ticket: $35.00/person (link below)

🎷 Live Jazz by the Oîkos Ensemble — The Oîkos Ensemble is led by Rev. Cliff Aerie, a St. Louis saxophonist, storyteller, and minister who has spent over 40 years bringing jazz into sacred spaces.

🌈 An evening surrounded by the beauty of historic stained glass windows by Wilbur H. Burnham Studios. His studio was a stained-glass design firm whose founder's work has been documented and preserved by institutions like the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art — a special piece of craft history to have in the room when you come to Wydown United Church.

🍷 Appetizers, w**e & b**r, and a shared table — bring a dish that means something to you. A few playful rounds of trivia and friendly competition.

🎁 A special silent and live auction, with treasures worth bidding on.

Learn more and register: https://wydownunitedchurch.org/fundraiser/

09/09/2026

We build connection and community, together.

One of the great joys for me of being a yoga teacher is that I get to meet people naturally, and many people are doing amazing things in the community; it’s just that we seem to be showered with negative news every day, and we don’t hear enough about, or know them personally, who are trying to make our world a more loving place, and they are among us! Maybe just live across street from you:)

So, in this week’s email, I’m introducing you to two incredible women in our community whose passion, compassion, and willingness to take action have touched many lives. (Check link below)

Yoga and meditation tend to draw people who feel deeply and care deeply. So, I want to start with two incredible women. They show me what a Sacred Heart means in action, and they taught me that when you feel something needs to happen/change, and you go ahead and do whatever you can with action and collaboration, it can change lives, one person at a time. (

And if you are looking for more opportunities to connect this month, I’d love to see you at these community offerings:

🧘‍♀️ Wed Free Community Yoga — Every Wednesday besides 9/30
5:15–6:15 PM All levels are welcome. The class is free, or you can bring paper towel or anythings you like to donate, all offering go to United Church. please sign up online
https://www.yogaindemun.com/class-schedule-

🎨 Come experience Inner Vision at The Red Gate, on view through November 7.

Inner Vision brings together artists whose work considers inner knowing, reflection, spirituality, and the relationship between the visible and invisible.

Weekly Email: The People, Passions & Heart Around Us

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Connection begins when we take the time to truly see and hear one another.

See you soon!

08/25/2026

We often think of stability as something physical — strong legs, a strong core, good balance. These are all wonderful signs of a healthy body, but there is another kind of stability that matters just as much: inner grounding.

The ability to pause when life feels rushed or overwhelming.

To breathe when you feel stressed, stuck, or uncertain about what comes next.

To stay connected to yourself when you feel overwhelmed and don’t know how to manage what you’re feeling. Yoga gives us an opportunity and real practice to turn inward and reconnect with ourselves.

When we strengthen the body with awareness, we also begin to notice how we respond to challenges as they come, where we hold tension, and what helps us return to center.

This is the kind of strength and stability we practice — not only in the body, but within ourselves. 🌿

Join me this week:

8/26 Wednesday for 5:15 p.m.- 6:15 p.m. Community Yoga, open to all levels. All donation go to Wydown United Church

And at 7:00 PM - 8:15 p.m., we’ll focus on Core Strength & Stability — building strength from the inside out while cultivating balance, awareness, and a deeper sense of grounding.

Sign up here:
https://www.yogaindemun.com/class-schedule-

Embrace the final stretch of summer!

08/18/2026

Walking the Inca Trail was one of the most challenging experiences I’ve ever had—and also one of the most rewarding. Just like yoga, sometimes the practice is challenging in the moment, but afterward, you feel stronger, clearer, and so grateful that you kept going.

Click here to read my latest email and a little reflection I’d love to share with you.

When Life Asks Us to Change (8-18-26)

https://mailchi.mp/6ec253313d44/my-3-favorite-books-to-open-your-inner-universe-17997964

08/05/2026

A waterfall doesn't create its water out of nowhere. It is part of the Earth's continuous water cycle.

Its source comes from many places: rain that falls in the mountains and is absorbed by the soil, plants, and rocks; melting snow and glaciers at higher elevations; and underground springs that eventually emerge through the earth. These waters gather into streams and rivers, flowing naturally downhill until they become the magnificent waterfalls we stand before.

There is something extraordinary about meditating beside a great waterfall. As we listen to the endless sound of rushing water, it gently carries away the constant stream of thoughts in our minds. Effortlessly, we become fully immersed in the present moment, and that sense of pure peace stayed with us.

As we spent a relaxing afternoon by the river and waterfall and taste the spring water, I smiled because it felt as though I was reliving a moment that my 15-months-old self had already known in my spirit. My mom told me that, as a baby, I would run toward waterfalls with a big smile as if they were the greatest thing in the world. Then she realized I wasn't just a baby learning to walk, I could run! It was pure joy for me, and it still is.

Being there, I wondered if that same joy had always lived within me. Perhaps this journey wasn't about discovering something new, but about remembering something our heart had known all along.

Returning to the All-Knowing Within.
Catarata Sirenachayoq waterfall, Sacred Valley, Peru

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