It felt like my body was made of rumble strips as I lay on the massage table today and LauraLee tried to smooth me out. I said, "I'm really trying not to seize up and armor against your touch, but it's hard." She said, "It's okay to experience some productive pain." That concept of "productive … Continue reading Productive Pain
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One Blessed Day to Transition
I am getting better at this transition thing. Used to be, I'd get home and just hit the ground running: start wash #1, answer emails, make phone calls, teach my classes, start wash #2, grocery shop, run errands. Used to be, I'd know, intellectually, that my trainings would be intense, but I'd tell myself it … Continue reading One Blessed Day to Transition
Day 2 in Yoganand’s Playground
It's fun, but exhausting. As expected, we attempted all kinds of impossible postures today, and it was really quite amusing (and somewhat alarming) to see what is actually possible. I partnered with Kim for the morning and we had a blast doing (or approximating) Mariachyasana and Locust and Supta Baddha Konasana. It's very playful, this … Continue reading Day 2 in Yoganand’s Playground
YTT Day 1
I am sitting in the Best Western in King of Prussia, munching on Mary's Gone Crackers, sipping water and reflecting on the day that is coming to a close. There are a lot of things on my gratitude list so let's start there: 1. Sun. Today was sunny, mild, and totally life-affirming. I drove east … Continue reading YTT Day 1
Yoganand
This time tomorrow I will be just finishing up the first session of the 5-Day Yoga Teacher Training down in Philly. I am so looking forward to it. This will be my 4th class in the 10 class series of Pranakriya (500 Hr) Yoga. This one is called "Advanced Asana 3," but really, it's just … Continue reading Yoganand
The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 7 (end)
Shiva Rea, the famous Vinyasa yoga teacher is reputed to have said when someone complimented her teaching, "I am just the river guide. The real teacher is the river." After my first year of teaching full-time it became clear that I needed to explore more of the river. My students seemed happy enough with my … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 7 (end)
The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 6
PICTURES When I got home from Kripalu, which I now call "Planet K, " it was Thanksgiving. I was happy to be home, but I was anxious to start teaching, lest I lose it, and my confidence and nerve as well. Emily and her boyfriend were home and were willing to be student guinea pigs, … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 6
The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 4
A LIVING WAGE I loved being a stay-at-home mom. It's a good thing, too, because I was one for a 18 years. The only time I didn't love being a stay-at-home mom was when I wanted to buy something and my husband didn't. If there was a disagreement about money, he always won because he … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 4
The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 3
Jenny I never wanted to be a yoga teacher. (Check that.) I never thought “yoga teacher” was something I could be. I couldn’t be a yoga teacher for the same reason I couldn’t be a ballerina or a tightrope walker or a surgeon. It was too late, and I didn’t have the feet or the … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 3
The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 2
MY FIRST REAL LIVE YOGA TEACHER I started practicing yoga on my own when I was a senior in college in 1975-76. I got the Richard Hittleman 28 Day Yoga Program book (I wrote about it here.) and started. At the same time I was also filling out applications for grad school and taking the … Continue reading The Story of Main Street Yoga, part 2
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