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It has been a while since I last talked about my new yoga journey. One of my resolutions or goals for 2012 was to stick to my yoga practice and continue to get better and better. Lately, I’ve been going to a new studio in my town since I bought a Groupon for $25 for [...]
You may have taken a yoga class and when the teacher starts using “yoga words” (aka sanskrit terms), you have no idea what they are talking about! So here is a little cheat sheet for you so when your yoga teacher says “on to a adho-mukha svanasana” you go right into downward facing dog instead [...]
I am doing my umpteenth Chaturanga Dandasana at the Dancing Shiva Studio in Los Angeles and I am sweating—a lot. The room has beautiful, dark beechwood floors, the natural light is seductive, and soothing chants play in the background. However, I don’t like any of it. The aggravation of saltwater running down my face is [...]
The recent New York Times magazine article “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body” (William Broad, Jan. 5, 2012) has created an international controversy in the world of yoga. The article’s focus on reclusive yoga teacher, Glenn Black, a respected faculty member at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, draws attention to the hazards of the [...]
To me, Halfway Lift seems like the shy cousin in the family that doesn’t get talked to very much. It usually gets only an inhale’s worth of time spent with it, and then it’s on to Chaturanga. While it is mostly a transition pose, it is also an excellent hamstrings opener and postural-muscle strengthener. Ardha [...]
Last month was the first ever Baptiste Level 3 “Beyond Borders” teacher training. I was so grateful to be a part of this groundbreaking, game-changing experience. I had the opportunity to be a group leader and I was pushed beyond my boundaries, some I didn’t even know existed. The shifts I experienced were fundamental in [...]
I don’t believe in gurus. But if I did, my guru would be Stephen Cope. When I read Stephen’s startlingly good Yoga and the Quest for the True Self about six years ago, I knew right away that it would change my life forever. I have been deeply immersed in thinking, writing and breathing Yoga [...]
Only when we deepen our appreciation of ourselves, and what we have to offer, can we begin to truly appreciate and truly support and love another. When you begin a relationship with someone it is the relationship with your self that continues to deepen as you learn to share your space with a partner. Ravi Singh [...]
Some of you know this about me already, but I have to admit: I love standing on my hands so much that sometimes I even dream about it. Finding balance on my hands gives me an instant spark of excitement, passion and deep happiness. It also reminds me that humility, willingness and perseverance are as [...]
Thank you for participating in our 21 Day Yoga Challenge! We hope you enjoyed it and it got you back on your mat, more relaxed, and feeling healthier in mind and body. This post shares all of the yoga practices from each day in case you missed one or plan to continue watching, enjoying, and [...]
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