blogs | Dionne C. Monsanto

ART AND ACCOUNTABILITY

The Spear of Accountability; A conversation about healing through Art Being black in America is its own level of trauma. Every trauma is...

WHAT CLASSES WILL YOU TAKE THIS WEEK?

Now that seems like a simple question, but it requires forethought and planning. Those two things can be often a challenge for people....

READY? SET? GO!

Oh happy day! I'm going into this week READY! How about you? I had a great weekend! It was not great because everything was good. It was...

PLAY IS A NECESSITY!

"Play is NOT a luxury. Play is a necessity." -Kay Redfield Jamison Let's play yoga! REGISTER NOW! linktr.ee/dionnecmonsanto #yin #nidra...

FLEXIBILITY

Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change. -Buddha Life is good, but life is in a...

RED: I AM FIRE

Change is the only constant in life. -Heraclitus August 25th, 2016 The Inaugural Black Yoga Teachers Alliance Conference began. It was...

SMELL THE FLOWERS

🌷 We need you Make time for yourself Let's heal together One breathe at a time One class at a time Each and every day, I take time to...

BE A YES! I SEE YOU.

💛 Sometimes showing up is the most difficult thing to do. Pick a class and show up for yourself. Registration required! Click the...

FLIPPED THE SCRIPT!

I switched it up a bit! Literally flipped the script! More class options More class times REGISTRATION REQUIRED! 6 #bikramyoga classes...

WHAT ARE YOU REACHING FOR?

August is here! New weekly schedule! What are you reaching for? How can I support you? I'm reaching for a better me and inviting you to...

TALK SAVES LIVES; AN INTRODUCTION TO SUICIDE PREVENTION

You can still register for this event tomorrow! It is a collaboration between the 3 organizaitons. You can follow them on Twitter...

9 YEARS LATER #SIWELIVES

Healing is subtle. There is constant unending pain for the first year or so. It lessens so gradually that you do not notice it....

BALANCE, BEAUTY & BREATH VIRTUAL RETREAT

It is not too late to join us! We have been doing retreats for over a year now! This will be our first virtual retreat. Click here to...

#SIWELIVES DADASPHERE 8 - ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS

There are SO many thoughts that live in my head. So many stories to tell that I simply do not tell. Just over 1 year ago, I participated...

THE MONSTERS I KNEW AND THE SCARS THEY LEFT

Gripping title huh? I did not come up with it. That is the creative genius that is Najda Khan. I meet some amazing woman May 2019 in...

DEATH IS A REMINDER FOR THE LIVING TO LIVE

I have been blogging about death for many years, but it seems truly relevant on a global level now. In general, death seems to be the...

I SEE YOU!

I see you! Most of us want to be seen or heard at some level. It does not have to be in the public eye, but more like understood. I see...

FAITHKEEPER

This was sent to me today without a note. I read it and immediately thought, "Wow. That is me." But, I was not sure what she was thinking...

A PERFECT ARIES BIRTHDAY #THISIS53 #NOFILTER

"When you realize how perfect everything is, you will throw your head back and laugh at the sky." -Buddha It is my 53rd birthday!...

STOP. DROP. DANCE.

Sometime the world can be restrictive. Sometime life seems like a NO. Sometimes it does NOT seem like the right time or the right place....