I will honestly make the following admission: developing a meditation practice can be difficult. Over the past ten years, I’ve had periods of dedication interspersed with times that were anything but that. I’ve focused on mantra and on my breath. I’ve read a number of books, and I’ve experimented with different phone and computer applications.Continue reading “Meditation Apps and My Own Practice”
Category Archives: Reflections
My Knee Wants Its Say (a personal interlude)
I’ve been sidelined this week by the voice of my unrepentant right knee, which currently insists that it doesn’t want to bend. This knee has been troublesome every since that time I almost died in Patagonia (a phrase I love to throw around that exaggerates a hiking mishap outside of Ushuaia, Argentina), but lately it’sContinue reading “My Knee Wants Its Say (a personal interlude)”
Loka Samasthah Sukhino Bhavantu
In this time of chaos and sorrow, it’s good for us to focus on service rather than on our own personal problems. Considering that we’re still largely housebound after two full pandemic years, this seems like a tall order. We need to remember, however, that we have the power to change the world, simply byContinue reading “Loka Samasthah Sukhino Bhavantu”
Gratitude For My Sanghas
Hello, all. It’s the day of the Winter Solstice, and I just had the privilege of teaching a yoga class that started right as the sun was at apogee, or the furthest point from the earth. Because Tuesdays are my day to teach Yin and restorative poses, the class was slow, with an emphasis onContinue reading “Gratitude For My Sanghas”
As the Seasons Change….
…so should our yoga practice, yes? It stands to reason that what worked for us in July might not be appropriate for December. But how do we know when and how to change? One very helpful tool comes from Ayurveda, yoga’s “sister science,” which offers us tools for how to organize our daily lives. WhileContinue reading “As the Seasons Change….”
A Body Image Meditation to Get Ready for the Holidays
In the upcoming weeks, many of us will gather with family and friends, possibly for the first time since the pandemic. The joke during quarantine was that we would enter it one way, but exit as either “a hunk, a drunk, or a chunk.” It’s possible that we spent our stay-at-home time working out, but,Continue reading “A Body Image Meditation to Get Ready for the Holidays”
Sangha and Yogic Practice
What does it mean to be part of a sangha, or community? As a society, we’ve become inured to many things. The word inured is defined as ‘becoming accustomed to accepting something undesirable;” as the yogic path asks us to examine what we take for granted, I think it’s important to consider how we useContinue reading “Sangha and Yogic Practice”
Focus on the Yamas: Satya
In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali lays out a program of action that includes eight branches; asana, or physical practice, is only one. I find it important to review all eight branches regularly, starting with the first two, the Yamas and Niyamas – what I think of as the “10 Commandments” of yoga. Coming from aContinue reading “Focus on the Yamas: Satya”
Yoginis Gotta Eat….
… but the question is WHAT? As is always true, the community is divided on the subject. Some of us are vegetarian or vegan, either to practice ahimsa or to save the planet. Others of us are not; I count myself in the latter group. I’ve had blood sugar issues all my life – inContinue reading “Yoginis Gotta Eat….”
Introductions Are Important
Nice to meet you! My name is Korie Beth Brown, and I’m a yoga teacher. I’m also 59, short, round, and part of the starry sky of yoga. I believe that each of us adds our own unique part to the whole, and that everyone — every body, every mind, every soul — is neededContinue reading “Introductions Are Important”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 