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Adventures in Yoga Teacher Training – Blissed Out
Over the weekend we did a Thai Yoga massage workshop. It was an introduction to Thai yoga as well as a basic exploration of energy and its affect on the body and mind. This kind of massage relies on a...
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Adventures in Yoga Teacher Training – Leaving Room for Maybe
Maybe. It’s a word that used to annoy me. It seemed so non-committal. Until recently. Before the start of yoga class our teacher said something so eye opening that I could feel my heart swell in my...
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Cooking Yoga
Sometimes you have to let shit go. This is one of my rules. I have about ten. I don’t follow this one as consistently as I do rule number 4 which is to listen to Stevie Wonder every day (because he is...
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Emotional Speedbump – Ustrasana (Camel Pose)
I love backbending. Wasn’t born with one of those super flexi spines, but the exhilaration that rises when I’m in wheel is unmatched. Yoga has opened my tight right shoulder and chaturanga has given...
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Livin’ on the Edge
There’s one teacher at my hot studio that I love and hate (in the nicest way possible) because she she pushes me so I ride the edge. You know the edge- it’s the place where you break down to break...
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Pranayama Yo – Things Can Only Get Better
I have this thought that keeps turning right round like a record. It’s a grand idea, maybe even crazy but I can’t help it, when I’m inspired- look out. To paraphrase the genius Howard Jones while I do...
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What I Learned from 108 Days of Yoga
Here is a list of the things I had done for more than 108 days in a row: 1. Smoke 2. Quit smoking 3. Breathe 4. Eat 5. Sleep It’s not a very impressive list. I didn’t intend to do 108 days of yoga. It...
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Adventures in Teaching Yoga – Being Wrong Feels So Right
I was wr- wr- wr- wrong about something. Clearly this yoga ish works because despite the false starts, in the past the word wrong was the ‘he who shall not be named’ of my vocabulary. Back up, back...
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Adventures in Yoga – Silent Retreat (Final Thoughts)
When the mind is clear of all noise and self talk, this is when solutions are revealed, artists are inspired, paradigms are shifted. Stephen J. Kochan We entered back into the world of speaking as...
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Adventures in Yoga- Necessity is a Mutha
“The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free “Necessity is a Mutha” - A. Mays These words of wisdom were spoken to me...
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Adventures in Yoga – Trust Me and Surrender
I talk a lot about the idea of letting go. And the truth is I really mean what I say, but saying it over and over again can sound at best repetitive and at worst, disingenuous. It got me to thinking-...
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Smashing Negative Thinking
I used to beat myself up if my asana practice wasn’t what I planned. I should have taken a few more classes last week … OR I have to get to more hot classes (even though I’m exploring some other...
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No Resolutions- Say it With Me.
Originally published on November 16, 2012 The holidays are here, we can pretend they aren’t. But as I prep a recipe post using sage even I can’t fight it. So now that I’ve said it let’s buzz right...
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Stop Breathe & Think
Tools for Peace™ teaches people of all ages how to develop and apply kindness and compassion in their daily lives. This app is perfect. Teens are encouraged to use this and check in. When we can stop...
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108 Days of Meditation – Breathe Baby
I meditate. But it’s been a long road to get here. The road ahead is longer- but I’m focused on the now. Buddha on the mountaintop, I’m not. A bit tense high-strung might describe me- my mind clicks...
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Fibroids Aren’t My Friends – Gynecological Yoga
The Red Sea. Ten days ago I got my period. Not such a big deal (and you may wonder the reason for the ‘overshare’) except, that I’d just had it a few weeks prior. Along with excessive bleeding...
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Adventures in Meditation- Mindful Walking
An alley “Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life These days meditation is at the forefront of my...
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