Juneteenth Juneteenth isn’t really my holiday to celebrate. I have never been enslaved, nor were my ancestors. I can go where I want, do what I want, and be who I am. Nobody discourages me or makes me feel uncomfortable. That’s because I have white privilege. I have no direct experience of prejudice, or of … Continue reading A Privileged White Yoga Teacher Contemplates Juneteenth
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The Yoga of Creating Space
Today is Groundhog Day. It’s the day when a hibernating animal sticks its nose out of its hole to assess the situation. Should I go back to sleep? Or do I need to get up and start getting my shit together? Shadow, no shadow, there are always six more weeks of winter, but that’s fine. … Continue reading The Yoga of Creating Space
The Yoga of January is the Yoga of Recommitment
Maybe the reason you stopped practicing in the first place was that YOU changed but your practice didn’t.Kath For many of us, the Yoga of January is the yoga of recommitment. We need to fit our yoga back into our life again. We need to get back to regular practice. We’re falling apart. And what … Continue reading The Yoga of January is the Yoga of Recommitment
Yoga: The Gateway to Narnia
Stepping on a yoga mat sends a signal to your brain. And that signal is: Something very different is going to happen now. Things are about to get way simpler. You’re gonna have to down-shift. It’s going to be all about your leg. Or your shoulder. Or some other spot you tend to ignore. It’s … Continue reading Yoga: The Gateway to Narnia
What Happens When You Lose Your Yoga Practice
You ever lose a skill or an ability you once had? For example: You go to the gym and find a weight you used to be able to lift, no problem, pick it up and find it’s now impossible to hoist? Or that banjo lick you once played without even thinking, is now lost to … Continue reading What Happens When You Lose Your Yoga Practice
My Definition of Gentle Yoga
The Yoga Challenge is over and I just put out my May calendar. I have two days back-to-back off from teaching this month. I am reclaiming my old Wednesdays off, and Jessie is teaching Core Yoga on Thursdays for the month. Not only do I get to take a class (!!!!) but I'll get some … Continue reading My Definition of Gentle Yoga
The Ultimate Yogi
I think I’ve set myself up for failure. I committed to doing The Ultimate Yogi. Again. I started last Friday. Today will be Day 6. The Ultimate Yogi is 108 days of power yoga on a set of 12 cds that you rotate through. Each cd runs an hour. I tried to do this once … Continue reading The Ultimate Yogi
Being a Yoga Teacher Is A Great Gig
On Monday I had an amazing yoga class. Here’s what happened. I started them in Mountain pose. There were about a dozen of them, a mix of men and women,— mostly people who’ve been practicing together for years. They know each other. They like each other. They’re yoga friends. I started them in Mountain … Continue reading Being a Yoga Teacher Is A Great Gig
Power Yoga
When you take an hour out of your day to do some stretching in a structured way, guided by someone with some expertise, you are making a conscious choice to increase your power. Power can be thought of as “energy” or “personal vitality” and that kind of power is a known virtue of a structured … Continue reading Power Yoga
Happy 14th Anniversary Main Street Yoga!
This Thursday, March 1st, is the studio’s 14th anniversary. I remember buying the mats and the blankets. Ordering and putting together office furniture, designing a logo and ordering a sign, setting up a bank account as a DBA (Doing Business As). It was this new, exciting venture, full of risk, full of hope. We were … Continue reading Happy 14th Anniversary Main Street Yoga!
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