Ramona Wis

It’s been almost a year that I have been blogging from the perspective of wellness, inspirational writings, and yoga practice and principles, connecting to our lives as conductors and humans living in a wider world.  As I prepare to take a bit of a break this summer for recalibration and to focus on some other writing, […]

Even in a “normal year” (have we ever actually had one of those?), it’s natural to take time as the season ends to think about how the year has gone—what we did and didn’t do, what we might have done “if we had only known,” what worked and maybe didn’t, and though it usually falls […]

Sthira Sukham Asanam “Postures should be stable and comfortable” Yoga Sutra 2.46, Sage Patanjali One of the great things about a yoga practice is bringing what we learn on the mat to the rest of our life.  But even if you don’t practice (physical) yoga, you can still benefit from its wisdom. From Patanjali’s ancient […]

I am writing this post one year to the day since my last in-person, (unmasked) full choir rehearsal.   I am not quite sure how I feel.  Sort of unsettled and wondering why, I guess.  We are receiving vaccines, seeing more re-openings, and taking steps toward the resumption of “normal” life.  I so look forward to seeing my (also […]

In my last post, we talked about the importance of Buffer Time—those moments of space in our day that help us transition from one event to the next so we can have a clear mind and energized presence. Today’s post is related to Buffer Time:  what we can think of as Bank Accounts. We are all […]