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Be Where You Are, When You Are
“You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away. You’re running and running but you can’t run away from yourself.” - Bob Marley I checked out during my hot class. It happens, I’m human. The...
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Evolution Revolution aka Birthday Yoga
I’m a May baby. It’s hard not to get reflective around your birthday. On Friday I was walking to class listening to Badu’s Window Seat. This doesn’t make the day unique, I listen to this song a ton,...
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Adventures in Yoga – Over Correction Reflection
My chitta vritti or mindstuff has been getting in the way of my yoga. My asana practice is a microcosm of what’s going on off the mat. A few weeks ago while taking class, my teacher told me to relax-...
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What I Learned from 108 Days of Yoga
Here is a list of the things I had done for more than 108 days in a row: 1. Smoke 2. Quit smoking 3. Breathe 4. Eat 5. Sleep It’s not a very impressive list. I didn’t intend to do 108 days of yoga. It...
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Adventures in Teaching Yoga – Being Wrong Feels So Right
I was wr- wr- wr- wrong about something. Clearly this yoga ish works because despite the false starts, in the past the word wrong was the ‘he who shall not be named’ of my vocabulary. Back up, back...
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Why So Serious? Maintaining Joy in Your Practice
A few days ago a teacher encouraged me to come to class two days per week with nothing but a mindset of letting go. I’m thinking too much. I’ll wait for the shock and awe to sink in. *crickets* This...
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4 Ways to Release Your Wild Thing
And the wild things cried, ‘Please don’t go! we’ll eat you up, we love you so!’ Google outdid themselves with the Wild Thing Doodle. They were celebrating the legendary Maurice Sendak. I was...
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Adventures in Yoga – Silent Retreat in the Catskills (Part One)
Silence is a true friend who never betrays. - Confucius When I heard about the Silent Retreat with Yoga to the People last year, I promised myself I would attend the next one. This year when it was...
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Adventures in Yoga (Part Two)- Love, Sweat and Tears…The Sweat Lodge Ceremony
You are coming You are coming among us. We have everything prepared for you and we are waiting. - From The Lakota Ritual of the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice My silent retreat in the...
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Adventures in Yoga- Necessity is a Mutha
“The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free “Necessity is a Mutha” - A. Mays These words of wisdom were spoken to me...
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Don’t be Sorry, Be Yourself
It seems like when you get down to it when we’ve lost our peace we should go look in ego’s backyard. It’s sure to be lounging under a tree with an overfed belly and head full of worry. A few days ago...
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Adventures in Yoga – Trust Me and Surrender
I talk a lot about the idea of letting go. And the truth is I really mean what I say, but saying it over and over again can sound at best repetitive and at worst, disingenuous. It got me to thinking-...
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Relocation Frustration aka Moving Yoga
I had this plan that I would smoothly transition from my old place to my new place. Ha. Cue raucous laugh track. My move was more than just a new place to sleep. It was symbolic of a new life. Though...
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Bicycle Yoga
Life is like riding a bicycle, to keep your balance you must keep moving. - Albert Einstein. I bought a bike a few days ago. Sweet. I’ve been talkin’ smack for weeks (months) about getting a bike. I’m...
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Rev Jim – Taxi Yoga
I’ve been without my TV for over a week now. I need to get it set up. But in the meantime- I’ve been watching DVDs, listening to lots more music and enjoying the silence. The old fogey in me loves to...
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Adventures in Yoga- Progress at a Snail’s Place
I don’t love practicing in the morning. This means of course that I learn big lessons. I think this is what happens when you don’t move mindfully or meet life with resistance. During the commuter...
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Flatiron Yoga
I’m sitting outside in the NYC sun. The Flatiron district is bustling with tourists and New Yorkers soaking up the last drops of summer along with cold coffee drinks. An inversion workshop is...
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Adventures in Yoga – Bike Yoga
*(I debated whether to go ahead and post this since the bike is gone, but it doesn’t change how I feel about riding my bike. Stay tuned for New Bike Day Part II…) New Bike Day was a few weeks ago and...
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