Author: Alice Dommert

So most of you know I am also an architect and I had my own architecture business for over a dozen years. I love that you say an architecture business is called a practice. When I began “practicing” yoga I would say I was “doing” yoga. One of my teachers would always correct us and say we...

There is a productivity specialist named David Allen who I have followed for awhile. He's written several books about getting things done. I saw him lecture about 8 years ago and one thing he said really stuck with me and came up today in my yoga practice. He talked about strategic clear space....

So I can't even remember which one of my many teachers shared this tidbit of Iyengar philosophy with me over the years but I shared it with a student recently and it had a big impact so I wanted to share it with you. Iyengar would talk about every pose having two aspects, the anchor and the...

Yesterday I was at the Living Beyond Breast Cancer Yoga on the Steps fundraising event at the Philadelphia Art Museum. There were over 2,000 people gathered to raise awareness, raise money and participate in a MEGA yoga class. It was a beautiful day and it reminded me why I LOVE practicing yoga...

Hello and welcome to May! Always one of the busy months as we shift seasons and begin to anticipate the end of some activities and the beginning of other activities. At any moment in time we are experiencing one set of activities, reminiscing on another and planning for what’s next. At any...

What I love about kids and being young is that innate curiosity about life. The wonder and excitement for discovering the ways things work and the ways things change every day. Yesterday my almost 15-year old said last week he spent about fifteen minutes in gym class looking at the bone that sticks...

Spring has started to make its long awaited debut here in the Philadelphia area and there is a palpable and lively energy in the air. People are out and about jogging, meandering in parks, planting beautiful flowers, and basking in the sunlight. There's a lot of excitement this time of year as we...

Last week, most of us could hardly wait to embrace the Spring Equinox and officially (anyway) bid adieu to winter. After what has felt like an endless winter season, we are understandably eager for all things warm, green and full of promise. A common ritual that accompanies this time of year is an...

Often when I talk about mindfulness I’ll get that certain smile and slight eye roll. If they’re being polite they’ll just think it. On occasion they come right out with one of the biggest myths about mindful meditation. “So isn’t that just another escape from reality?” And if they...

I heard one the other day..the birds. One of the things I love about the season change is all the new sensory materials. In spring it’s the sounds of bird singing, the smell of daffodils and the beautiful explosion of colors and textures. It’s a sensory feast that nourishes me in so many ways....