Wednesday, September 1 was the kickoff of National Yoga Month, and you’ve got 28 days left to get into the festivities. The purpose of National Yoga Month is to create awareness about the many benefits of yoga and hopefully encourage Americans to get out there and give yoga a try! If you’ve always wanted to [...]

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Amazing Yoga Moments

Woman in Tripod Pose

September 2, 2010

If you’re one of those yoga aficionados that can do all the crazy poses, like headstands and bird of paradise, this blog post will either bore you or amuse you, but if you are a yoga nerd like me and still working on the basics, hopefully this blog will encourage you to keep plugging away [...]

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I have not been a good yoga student lately. My head is not in the game. I’m surprised I haven’t had to pay more for the extra baggage I’ve been bringing with me to class—stressful thoughts from the day, all the items I didn’t accomplish on my to-do list, the errands I still need to [...]

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Mean People Suck

Happy, Neutral or Sad...You Decide

August 31, 2010

I always love it when a yoga instructor starts out a class with a homily. It’s kind of like going to church and hearing a sermon. Hopefully, the message resonates and is something you can carry with you throughout the rest of class or take with you off the yoga mat into your daily life. [...]

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Floating Down the River of Relaxation

Kayak floating down a river with sun sparkling on the water August 30, 2010

I’ve been hearing this super mellow song about floating down the river quite a bit in my yoga classes. It’s sung by a dude with a sultry, soothing voice who is accompanied by something that sounds like a lute. The mystical sounds of a Japanese orchestra in the background and the dreamy mixture of soothing [...]

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Fanning the Flames

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Fresh from my recent fortune cookie epiphany, I ventured off to yoga class. The instructor started off the class with a message about boredom and how boredom really doesn’t generate from other people; it is manifested from within and is brought on by our lack of activity. Practicing yoga is a form of overcoming boredom by [...]

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Fortune Cookie Teachings

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I don’t know about you, but I think everyone loves the opportunity to crack open a fortune cookie and read the message. I always hope it will say something like, “You’re going to get lucky,” or, “You’re going to win a million bucks!” Actually, once I was really surprised when my fortune read, “Play lottery [...]

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That Girl Has Some Major Connections!

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In my blog on Monday (“What’s Om Got to Do With It?”), I provided the definition of om, which represents the union of mind, body, and spirit and the whole universe compressed together into one single sound. I provided the definition for two reasons. First, I really wanted my readers to understand the meaning; and [...]

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Does Chi Mean Pain?

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Last week I was in yoga class and we were doing my favorite pose (not!)—boat pose (paripurna navasana). As I’ve mentioned numerous times, I really dislike any exercise or yoga pose that extensively calls on the abdominal muscles. My stomach is my Achilles heel. I know I need to strengthen it, but I hate doing [...]

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What’s Om Got To Do With It?

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I remember when I first started going to yoga class. At the end of class, the teacher would say some funky things in a language I didn’t know and then bow to us while saying, “Namaste.” The entire class would say it back to her, except for me. I wasn’t going to say something if [...]

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