Rikers Island Yoga
This post is for the introverts. As much as the big personalities make themselves seen in a place like Rikers, I also see those that are quiet. In the summer the city gets hot but it feels even hotter...
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Even flowers grow in rock crevices- via flickr Had a small but mighty class on the fourth floor. Inspired by a class I took the previous evening, I invited everyone to explore moving in slow motion...
View ArticleSaturday Yoga – Let Go or Be Dragged
My hips flexors woke me up this morning. Oooh weeeeee were they sore. It’s a good thing. It’s hard for me to get into parts of my hips. But yesterday at Jivamukti Jersey City, Austin’s class went deep...
View ArticleThursday Yoga – The Power of ‘I’m Sorry’
Photo adventures in grace I was bad at saying I’m sorry. Sometimes, I’m still pretty shitty at it. I read that when somewhere that when we say I’m sorry we are really trying to forgive ourselves for...
View ArticleWednesday Yoga – Les Brown Style
I love Les Brown. I first heard of him as a kid from my Dad. Over the years I’ve read a few of his books, but didn’t really appreciate what he was saying until recently. Brown talks a lot about how...
View ArticleTuesday Yoga – Staying Tethered
When i’m too distracted, it”s easy to slip away from my spirit and connection with my true self. So even when I’m confronting something uncomfortable I breathe in and exhale the thoughts that don’t...
View ArticleSunday Yoga – Mindfulness
Before I opened my eyes I heard the rain. More specifically, I heard traffic outside of my window driving on wet streets. Something about that sound made me pay attention. As I stretched and yawned...
View ArticleMoney Yoga
Money and Life is a documentary that talks about where money comes from (thin air) and how it’s been turned into the way we live our lives and what we can do about it. Money & Life...
View Article2015 ‘The Year of Living Mindfully’
Happy New Year! I’m dubbing 2015 the year of living mindfully. What does it mean to live a mindful life? It’s not about being serene or having an unrealistic vision of a state of constant peace....
View ArticleRikers Island Yoga (Teaching in Prison)
We are all prisoners, undergoing a life sentence, imprisoned by our own minds. We are all seeking parole, being hostages of our own anger, fear, desire… it is a thin line that separates us from these...
View ArticleMonday Yoga- Every Passing Minute is Another Chance to Turn it All Around
Psst. You don’t have to fear Monday. For many years I used to suffer from ‘Sunday Night Jitters.’ Sometimes it was well-deserved. I may have been blown off homework and was cramming to get it...
View ArticleSaturday Yoga- Self Care
Happiness is an inside job. - William Arthur Ward Teaching is a strenuous activity. There’s a tangible and intangible exchange of energy. With a group of teenagers I have to corral the energy and...
View ArticleDoing Nothing and Being Still Are Not The Same Thing
photo credit wikipedia.com “Smile, breathe and go slowly.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh Over a year ago, my practice became spotty. I’d been adjusting to a new schedule and trying to force old routines into...
View ArticleStart Now- Beginner Meditation (Audio included)
Meditation may seem intimidating if you’ve never done it before. Here are three tips to get you started: 1. Just try- don’t worry about being perfect, or getting it. The act of being still, even for...
View ArticleAdventures in Yoga Teaching – Riker’s Island (Liberation Prison Yoga)
My routine has formed. I’m also recognizing many of the drivers and COs. I really like Tuesdays. However, this week I was cautiously optimistic about what would take place in 3 South A, the...
View ArticleFood Yoga – Meatless Monday! (Daal Tadka)
Happy Meatless Monday!! This week you may want to try lentils. My recipe this week is brought to you by the blog Zenfully Delicious. I love Indian food and Daal is an easy way to try something new....
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8:20 am (On the Q100 to Riker’s) I was hesitant to write a post last week. It’s not because anything dramatic happened, just the opposite in fact. It was hot last and despite the air conditioning...
View ArticleAdventures in Teaching Yoga- Prison Yoga (Liberation Prison Yoga)
This is a teaching on a Tibetan word: shenpa. The usual translation of the word shenpa is attachment. If you were to look it up in a Tibetan dictionary, you would find that the definition was...
View ArticleAdventures in Teaching Yoga- Riker’s Island (Liberation Prison Yoga)
“Comedy is acting out optimism.” -Robin Williams By some magnificent shift of the planets I woke at 5:30 feeling refreshed. The first thing I heard in my head was the last line of the Langston...
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