Midsummer Yoga by Kathi Russell

05/31/2026

From class this morning.
As Yeats said, “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” Indeed. You happen to be one of those magic things.

05/27/2026

From class this week.
We talked about searching and realizing it’s already in your grasp because it’s inside you but you still have to find it. We talked about some of my favorite advice that I was ever given decades ago (the same advice I have passed down to so many)—when in doubt, do nothing and allow the natural course of events to happen. And we talked about Newton’s First Law of Motion and that you don’t need to go from laying in bed to hiking Mt Everest. You make the small shift of putting your feet on the floor.

05/18/2026

From class this morning.

It’s not really a choice between surrendering or resisting. That’s a Hobson’s choice—an illusion of choice that actually leads to the same outcome. Suffering.
Yoga speaks a lot about surrender but the world around our mats speaks a lot about resistance. Surrender isn’t weak and resistance isn’t strong. You need both. In your bodies and in your minds and in your hearts. ✌🏻

05/03/2026

From class this morning.

The act of observation changes what is being observed. A finely tuned mind’s eye is a powerful tool on your mat. ✌🏻

04/19/2026

From class this morning…

You are the person you need in this moment. And the next. Let go of the worry. 🕊️

04/12/2026

This morning in class we talked about the pressure in the “wellness” culture to always be—always be in the highest vibe, the highest frequency, always positive, always living from the heart, always ascending. All Yang energy. The truth is, “high vibes only” is, minimally, a pretty quick path to burnout. It’s fake. It’s a lie to the Self. And when we all walk around acting like that’s our truth, we do ourselves and everyone else a disservice.

Listen to the call to Yin. Allow yourself to be drawn in. To deepen, hold, resonate lower, cool, receive. To contract. To nourish. To replenish. Release yourself from the hype. And from your hype.

There’s nothing to ascend to. The work is to descend into. Into the body. Into the Self. Follow yourself into your Self. ✌🏻

04/06/2026

From class this morning. ✌🏻

If you’re interested in learning yoga, rekindling your practice, finding stillness, quieting your chattering mind, laying in šavasana for 75 minutes…let me know. I offer classes every Sunday morning and will be adding Thursday mornings next month for a summer session.

03/21/2026

your heart
is a living forest
full of songbirds
e.e. cummings

Happy Vernal Equinox, Mercury Direct and New Moon in Pisces (yesterday). 🌷💫 🌑 🐦 💛

🎨 by one of my favorite artists, Duy Hunh. I don’t know the name of this piece but his gallery is Lark and Key out of Charlotte. I have his work all over my house 🖤

01/28/2026

01/04/2026

From class this morning…

✨You’re always welcome to join us on our mats.✨