Do you have the recipe?

I love eating out! Like many people, I usually skip ordering dishes I can easily make at home. When I go out, I want to experience something new, delicious, surprising, and maybe even a little mysterious.
I am often inspired to recreate the amazing dishes I enjoy at a great restaurant in my own kitchen.
Just today, I ate at one of my favorite spots down the Shore. There’s one dish in particular I like to order—it’s absolutely delicious, and to this day, I have no idea how they make it. Part of me loves the mystery, and I am mostly content just enjoying it. But in the back of my mind, I’m often thinking, How can I make this at home?

Well, guess what? They just released a cookbook—yay! Will I be buying it? Most likely… YES!

When I first discovered yoga, it felt like one of those beautifully complex dishes you taste at a restaurant and can’t quite figure out. It was intriguing, nourishing, and left me wanting to know how to recreate it at home.
In my 20s, I had the time and energy to take four or five classes a week after work. But as life got busier—with more responsibilities on my plate—I found myself going to class less often, and I began to miss the elements of the practice that I knew brought me peace of mind.

Then I met my teacher. She was offering something special, something beyond the usual ingredients. This wasn’t a quick meal at a fast-food restaurant—this was mastery. When she offered a teacher training, I jumped at the chance. I knew that if I could understand the recipe behind this practice, I could recreate it at home whenever I wanted.

I was pregnant with my first child during that training. Then, life got even busier: two toddlers, a business, and not much time to “dine out,” so to speak. But I had the recipe—or at least the foundation of it.
Since then (my first training was back in 1999), I’ve slowly gathered more ingredients, refined my technique, and learned how to create a practice that nourishes me. As with anything you’ve practiced and honed for years, I’ve been able to pass on techniques and methods—and offer a list of “ingredients”—to help others create what nourishes them in their own space.
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Yoga teaches us that we already have what we need. Understanding how to blend it all together is the study that allows us to recreate what we know feeds our soul.