Welcome to the Jess Ryan Yoga blog, a forum celebrating our most sacred connections; connection to self, others, spirit, and the natural world.  My yoga practice and my nature practice are one in the same.  In gentle ways, they force me to be present.  In the awareness of a mountain stream’s quiet ripples or the slight pause between my breaths, I access the present moment connecting to grace, Source; something bigger than myself.  On a daily basis we are inundated with artificial stimuli, overlooking simple gifts given us in this present moment; our breath, our spirit, a sunset, dew laden grass.  It is in this present moment when our lives occur, yet, we constantly miss it, stuck in regret about things we didn’t accomplish or worrying about how to complete our to-do lists.  This forum is about learning to connect to the moment with the uncomplicated tools we have all been given.  Nothing brings us into the present faster than paying attention to our breath, our physical body, and the natural world.  Spend some time outside, go within, and see what unfolds.