Like so many things about yoga, what we do on the mat is a microcosm of what we do off of it. In the big bad world out there, no one really cares that we can stand on one leg and balance into Warrior III, but everyone would agree that being able to fall safelyContinue reading “Re-Rail A De-Railed Yoga Practice”
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Human Anatomy and Yoga
This week, I’ve been attending on-line continuing education, which is required of Yoga Alliance members. I’m definitely not complaining — I think it’s important for teachers to be lifelong learners and to model that thirst for knowledge which improves practice. The organization divides training into several different areas: Philosophy, Lifestyle, and Ethics, Techniques, Training, andContinue reading “Human Anatomy and Yoga”
Eknath Easwaran, author
Even during pandemic times, we are almost terminally busy. We know we need to continue yoga study, but it’s hard to determine what to read. With that in mind, I highly recommend the works of long-term UC Berkeley professor Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999). As a writer, Easwaran had the ability to write for both the currentContinue reading “Eknath Easwaran, author”
The Bhagavad Gita
Thoreau and Emerson loved this poem. So did T.S. Eliot, a century later. And, now that I’ve read it, so do I. I first encountered it in my yoga teacher training, where study of the Bhagavad Gita was included in the curriculum alongside discussions of anatomy. Yoga Journal magazine goes so far as to call itContinue reading “The Bhagavad Gita”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 