Category Archives: Asana Practice
New Prop Fun – Manduka unBLOK
Often I get to try out new yoga products, and I’ve been having fun with Manduka‘s new unBLOK this week. I’m a big fan of prop use – you would know if you’ve been witness to some of my more … Continue reading
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Shouldering the load
The resting state of our shoulders is a strong reflection of our emotional health. This sounds like a typical, grand yoga teacher pronouncement – but I believe there is a lot of truth in it. Acting as a bottle cap … Continue reading
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On Noise
Us harried city folk are often seeking a quiet refuge when we come to the mat – be it in the studio improvised corners of our homes. As a former New Yorker, I’ve been lately softened by a London … Continue reading
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Discomfort
When I used to have my desk job, I would have a continue struggle with sitting comfortably in front of the computer. I would often find myself totally leaning forward, reaching my head out, engaged in the most important email … Continue reading
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Back to my roots
Most likely the problem with and the solution for any difficult yoga posture lies within its foundation. Usually that means the feet, hands, or both in varying combinations. But what is our foundation and how do we use it? It’s … Continue reading
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But The World Goes ‘Round
Sometimes you’re happy, sometimes you’re sad But the world goes ’round Sometimes you lose every nickel you had But the world goes ’round Sometimes your dreams get broken in pieces But that doesn’t alter a thing Take it from me, … Continue reading
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Being Love
The posture practice is an opportunity to explore our ranges of flexibility and mobility throughout the joints. Often, a person can get chronically tight in the hips or shoulders and needs the therapeutic opening that certain poses can provide. As … Continue reading
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Turn, turn, turn
Our growth and movement process of one of spiralling and rotating in and out. As we grow in the womb, we grow from an alien frog like shape with limbs jutting out, to one that more resembles our cuddly baby … Continue reading
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What is flow yoga?
Many of the classes on my schedule are some variety of a flow class. On one level that simply means that the transitions between postures are valued, and we work to find a healthy and productive balance between movement and … Continue reading
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Give a little bit
Here are a few instructions you don’t often receive in yoga class: Stretch less! Close your heart Back out of the pose Go higher We’re told repeatedly by many teachers and by ourselves that the only path forward is to … Continue reading
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