Tonight I asked my class what their incentive for coming was. (Because, people, it is freaking freezing out.) So I asked them: why do you come out in the cold, knowing you are going to be beaten, and broken, and boiled alive as the postures slowly ratchet up, and up, and up until you are … Continue reading Yoga Gives High Return on Investment
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Winterlude
In the week between Christmas and New Years I rented a little apartment in Ithaca, NY. I needed a getaway: from Christmas, from busyness, from tired. I needed a retreat. But instead of booking myself into a fancy place like Kripalu, I tried a “self-guided” retreat this time, in a nearby city where I know … Continue reading Winterlude
Just for the month of April
In the month of April I run a "Yoga Challenge" at my studio, Main Street Yoga. It's a "30 Days for $30" yoga extravaganza. I run 3 classes a day Monday through Thursday, and 2 classes a day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 70 people are signed up this year and it's intense, let me tell … Continue reading Just for the month of April
Strengthening the Love Container
People sometimes break down in yoga class. They fall apart. They shatter. It doesn't happen a lot, but it happens regularly enough so that I have to be prepared for it. When people shatter, it's usually because their "container" isn’t strong enough to hold whatever emotion detonated within them. They don’t see it coming. They … Continue reading Strengthening the Love Container
The 1 Thing I Am Good At
Yesterday I completed Day 750 on 750words.com Milestone, I think. No badge for that, but still, the symmetry pleases me. The one thing I am good at is sticking to things. If I commit to it, I do it. It's the one thing my friends and students always say they wish they could do, too. … Continue reading The 1 Thing I Am Good At
The Difference between Fun and Pleasure
Today's Photo-A-Day theme is: FUN. And so far this has been the hardest theme, philosophically, for me to wrap my brain around. I have been trying to figure out the difference between things that are "fun" and things that are just "enjoyable" or "pleasurable." Laying around all afternoon reading and making notes in the margins … Continue reading The Difference between Fun and Pleasure
The Best Part of My Day
I actually put my Ipad in my bag this morning on my way to yoga thinking that I needed to keep it with me today to capture "the best part of my day" which is the Photo-A-Day theme for this glorious Tuesday. Am I high? Seriously? Sometimes I crack myself up. Really?? I really didn't already … Continue reading The Best Part of My Day
Feeling Torn
So. It's late and I'm tired and I am thinking about what I am going to do with this blog once April rolls around (the day after tomorrow). I have this other blog I write on in April called Virtual Yogarians. It's a "multi-user" blog in which anyone who is attempting the Challenge is invited … Continue reading Feeling Torn
167 Day Yoga Streak Ends
The other day my 167 day yoga streak, the one I kept track of in that journal up there, came to an end. That's almost 6 months of daily practice. Over. I'm sad about it. Really sad. If you're a regular here, you know I write about streaks a lot. I am, by nature, a … Continue reading 167 Day Yoga Streak Ends
Yoga Challenge Preparations
A week from today the Yoga Challenge begins. Yikes! I've been collecting registrations and trying to figure out how many mats will fit, and if I need any more stuff to make the experience better for the participants. Today I went to the studio and moved all the props into the lounge in "stage one" … Continue reading Yoga Challenge Preparations
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