Yes, it’s true – we no longer remember how to relax and renew instinctively. I’ll spare you the diatribe on our rushed, always-having-to-accomplish-something-and-never-stopping-to-enjoy-life culture, because I too find myself sinking into a morass of to-do lists and guilt whenever I slow down. Thankfully, I have my yoga path to remind me that there are otherContinue reading “Book Review: How to Relax”
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Some Thoughts on Savasana
Forgive me for the following cliché: we are human beings, not human doings. And yet, how often do we forget that in our busy days of checking items off our to-do lists? How many times do we attack ourselves because we haven’t “done enough with our lives”? Tuning into social media, finding the latest andContinue reading “Some Thoughts on Savasana”
Hello again, dear Readers!
It’s been an interesting four months away from blogging. Did you miss me? I missed you, as I’ll share later on. I’m glad to be back, and looking forward to returning to regular blogging. Today, I want to say a few words about my break and why it was so important for me. In November,Continue reading “Hello again, dear Readers!”
In Defense of Sound Bathing
It sounds so wavy-gravy, doesn’t it? The act of lying on one’s back in Savasana, listening to singing bowls, bells, or gongs is definitely not mainstream. A friend refers to the practice as “listening to the air conditioner”. Whatever. While the “music” is definitely an acquired taste, sound bathing is sound complementary medicine. I perusedContinue reading “In Defense of Sound Bathing”
Re-Rail A De-Railed Yoga Practice
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”
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”
Meditation Apps and My Own Practice
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”
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”
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”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 