Author Archives: askalyo

In my journey through Ayurveda, I’ve come to learn the difference between my Ayurvedic practice vs. my yogic practice. Yoga brings spiritual enlightenment, whereas Ayurveda brings health. You need both to live a happy life. One of my favorite yoga teachers encourages the group to attempt a headstand every Wednesday. In the first couple ofContinue reading “Cultivating trust through yoga”

The last 75 days have been some of the most transformative days of my life. I can say with certainty that I am not the same person I was when I started this challenge. The experience is different for everyone, and I would say my personal journey was very spiritual. As stated in my previousContinue reading “75 Hard – Complete!”

Tomorrow morning I begin my 75Hard journey! My wife introduced me to the challenge last year, when she first completed it. She has decided to embark on the journey again, and I’m joining her. I realized that I’m currently facing several creative blocks, hence the radio silence of this blog. All week long I’m inspiredContinue reading “75 Hard”

Growing up as a musician in an orchestra, you learn that music has a lot of rules. A lot of rules. But what I’ve come to realize growing through music, is that most musicians don’t follow the rules at all. This occurred to me listening to the song “Love Vamp” by Eric Lau. I wasContinue reading “drum beats”

I long for a more sacred daily life. Early mornings anticipating the rising sunSlow, quiet movements. A moment all to myselfon my yoga mat facing East. A still moment in time to say my prayersPermission to surrender my thoughtsWithout pressure to do anything or accomplish things. Perhaps a cup of hot teato draw the sensesContinue reading “The sacred temple of the Self”

The morning is sacred. It is a time of coming-to, of returning to one’s body, to one’s senses. It is a time of day where we honor our physical existence and the dominion of the Sun, a heavenly body and driving force of Time itself. In the liminal space between the early morning twilight andContinue reading “Morning Salutations”

November 4th, 2020 We were in a small car, driving through a sunny countryside. it was five of us: Moriah and I, Houdini, and two people in the front seat. The driver was a boy with shoulder length curly brown hair. Houdini was on my lap. I have never seen him so calm in aContinue reading “Hello again”

Praise is so important as a new nurse. Don’t ever be that hardened nurse who’s seen too much to plant seeds of kindness in another person’s mind. One of the absolute most important KEY aspects of my success as a nurse is praise. Everyone around me has been so supportive and kind through their actionsContinue reading “Praise”

It’s Thursday evening, and it’s finally the weekend. Tomorrow is my pinning ceremony(I still don’t know if I want to go), I have three days off ahead of me. Two back to back twelve hour shifts feel so normal to me now. It’s really no big deal. I never thought I’d feel this way! I’veContinue reading “Needles”

This past Sunday there was a serious incident that shook the entire jail and taught me the important lesson of duty. Two TB syringes were unaccounted for, which led to a shakedown of the entire facility. I spent the first 5 hours of my morning playing Sherlock. I called nurses from previous shifts, analyzed sharpsContinue reading “Duty”