The other night I led Bakasana (Crow) prep poses, but when we got to the actual POSE, I really couldn't hold it for very long. Two of my younger, more bendy students were rocking it though, and even trying advanced variations. I was trying to help them achieve some of these variations, but I couldn't … Continue reading Feeling My Mettle
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The First Post of the New Year
It's been a slow day. Kind of introspective. Spent a lot of time going back through archives just to see what I was resolving to do this time last year. This is the day of resolutions and I like resolutions, but I always wind up not doing them. I don't feel bad about that mostly, … Continue reading The First Post of the New Year
A Template For Telling Someone You Want a Yoga Gift Certificate for Xmas
Dear (insert name of friend here), In case you are considering getting me a gift for Christmas, I wanted to give you a few ideas of what I would really love this year, just to make it easier on you. First, I would love a shiny red Ferrari (you can insert the name of your … Continue reading A Template For Telling Someone You Want a Yoga Gift Certificate for Xmas
Finding the Teacher’s Voice
I have been thinking about my teaching more than usual these days because I am giving a lot more time to my personal practice. I think my personal practice is really good for my teaching because as I experience poses in my own body I am more able to articulate what might be going on … Continue reading Finding the Teacher’s Voice
Yet Another Post About Streaking
I am currently nursing along a little baby yoga streak. As of today, it's 18 days old. (It could have been 23 days old except that on Day 5, I skipped a day and had to start over, according to The (My) Rules.) I am going up to my home yoga room every day and … Continue reading Yet Another Post About Streaking
Feel Like a Natural Woman
Last night I watched the DVD I bought recently called "Yoga Woman." It was decent. It was a documentary with interviews with all the marquee women yoga teachers: Patricia Walden, Seane Corn, Angela Farmer, Donna Farhi, Colleen Saidman Yee, and others. One thing I noticed was that except for maybe Seane Corn and Donna Farhi, … Continue reading Feel Like a Natural Woman
Musing About Yoga And Belly Fat
I am currently teaching a class called: Yoga for Core Stability and Strength. This is not the first time I have taught a series with the word "Core" in the title, but every time I do, the issue of belly fat rears its ugly head. Here's what I see in almost all my classes: As … Continue reading Musing About Yoga And Belly Fat
The Mark of a Warrior
It has now been almost two weeks since I returned from the Hatha Yoga Pradipika training I took with Yoganand at Jai Yoga in Philadelphia. After that training I started changing a lot of things in my life, namely: my practice, my food, and the intensity of my cardio workouts. In the space of two … Continue reading The Mark of a Warrior
The Yoga Lounge
Just as the last student left my Happy Hour Yoga class this evening, my daughter called from Portland, OR. I was just finishing up at my desk in the lounge, so it was perfect timing. I kicked back into one of the comfy Poang chairs in the lounge and had good long chat with one … Continue reading The Yoga Lounge
Letting the light in
We took down the canvas canopy on the deck today, and now just the frame remains, letting in a lot more light into the kitchen window. In the summer it is so wonderful how that canopy shields the harsh sun. It makes the kitchen ten times cooler. But today the sun came out after many … Continue reading Letting the light in
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