Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we have officially started summer. Days are at their longest and warmest, and, as the song suggests, living is easy (or at least feels that way.) How should we adapt our yoga practice to stay in synchronicity with the season? Whether this means changing up our Ayurvedic practices, bringing ourselvesContinue reading “Welcome, Summer Solstice!”
Category Archives: Yin Yoga
Kapha Season, Part Two
I’m going to start today’s post with an admission: I have a love/hate relationship with ayurveda, the study of the world regarded as yoga’s ‘sister science’. I’ve put the phrase in quotes because the Western definition of the scientific method doesn’t match my understanding of ayurveda. For the past four hundred years, we’ve defined scienceContinue reading “Kapha Season, Part Two”
A Beginning Yin Sequence
I’m always conflicted about posting a sequence for people to practice by themselves, since I very much believe that learning any style of yoga should always begin with lessons from a qualified teacher. In a perfect world, this lesson would be face to face. However, amidst the realities of COVID, most of us have practicedContinue reading “A Beginning Yin Sequence”
Why I Love Yin Yoga
Pre-COVID, vinyasa or flow yoga was perhaps the most popular style, and for good reason. After a fast paced day, sometimes the only way to slow down and meditate is to exercise – exchanging mental labors for physical ones is indeed relaxing. COVID has largely curtailed studio classes, and those that meet online tend toContinue reading “Why I Love Yin Yoga”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 