The Philosophy of Alma: Living With Soul

The path that led me here was not linear. For years, I built a career in law—supporting attorneys, raising a family, and doing what I thought I was “supposed” to do. But beneath the surface, I felt a quiet pull. When I discovered yoga, that pull became a voice I could no longer ignore.

At first, yoga was simply movement—a class my brother invited me to in Boston. But over time, it became medicine. Through pregnancy challenges, uncertainty, and the noise of everyday life, I found that yoga offered more than physical strength: it offered presence, peace, and perspective.

As the Bhagavad Gita teaches: “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” That journey brought me inward—toward shadow work, mindfulness, and ultimately, transformation.

But philosophy means little without practice. The wisdom of the Yoga Sutras reminds us that yoga is not just asana (postures), but a way of living. The eight limbs—yamas, niyamas, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi—are guideposts for how we show up in the world. And these teachings are not confined to the mat; they live in our daily lives.

• In parenthood: service looks like patience, unconditional love, and teaching through presence instead of perfection.

• In marriage: service looks like deep listening, choosing devotion over distraction, and remembering that partnership is a practice of care.

• In work: mindfulness looks like pausing before you respond, treating each task—whether it’s sending an email or cooking dinner—as sacred.

• In self-care: devotion looks like making space for breath, meditation, or a walk in nature, not as indulgence but as necessity.

Ram Dass said, “We’re all just walking each other home.” Those words have become a compass for me. Service—to family, to community, to self, to the greater whole—is not a burden but a privilege. And the outcome of our service is not ours to hold; as the Bhagavad Gita reminds us, “You have a right to your actions, but never to your actions’ fruits.”

The philosophy of Alma is simple: live with soul. See every breath, every relationship, every ordinary moment as sacred. Remember that transformation doesn’t arrive all at once—it is built in daily choices, in awareness, and in love.

Alma Sanctuary is the next chapter of my journey. A space where luxury meets presence. Where community is built on service. Where we can return, again and again, to the truth that life itself is the practice.

Living with Alma means living awake, living grateful, living with love. It means remembering, no matter where we are on the path, that we are already home.

I am learning every day how to live with soul. Alma is the next chapter: a space where luxury meets presence, where community and service guide everything we do.

If my journey has taught me anything, it’s this: transformation is possible for all of us. Alma exists to be a sanctuary for yours.