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This Is Not Your Mother’s Kirtan

May 17, 2012

So you’ve been to a kirtan and enjoyed the experience. Maybe you listened in at first, then got the courage to sign along, and enjoyed watching the crowd of dancers in the back of the room let go of their inhibitions as the music moves them. Kirtan, call-and-response chanting of Sanskrit mantras done with live [...]

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Beaches, Beginners & Bliss

May 15, 2012

I just want to go on the record to say that I have the best summer job ever. Not only do I get to teach yoga, but I get to do it on a beach! I am thrilled to announce that I will be back on the beautiful shores of Lake Erie in Vermilion and Huron, [...]

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Covers, Acoustical, and Chinmaya – Oh, My!

May 10, 2012

Yikes, it’s been a few months since I posted a Daily Downward Dog yoga class playlist. Sorry about that! My playlists have morphed into a mix of mellower music with fewer words in the songs mashed up with some more lively tunes for the flowing sequences of class. I’ve really been into Chinmaya Dunster and [...]

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Yoga – You Don’t Have to Be Good At It!

May 8, 2012

I come from an advertising background, so I’m always in search of a good slogan – a few catchy words that sum up a product’s essence and also just so happen to look good on a t-shirt. Not that I was looking for a slogan or tagline for yoga, but sometimes a great one just [...]

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Let it Green, Let it Green, Let it Green!

May 4, 2012

I’m starting this post out with a big WOO HOO! And that comes courtesy of the simple fact that winter in northeast Ohio is officially over. Spring has sprung, and those of us lucky enough to live in Ohio (yeah – I really feel that way!) can forget about letting it snow, snow, snow. It’s [...]

A Tale of Two Yoga Mats

May 1, 2012

Two trips, two yoga mats, two tales. I recently got to combine my love of yoga and travel when I journeyed to the New York Yoga Journal Conference in New York City and the Tadasana Festival in Santa Monica, California. On recent trips to Florida and Arizona, I didn’t take my yoga mat along for [...]

Top 10 Reasons Why Tadasana Festival ROCKED!

April 26, 2012

My mind is still bursting from all the incredible energy, learning, and inspiration I received last weekend, when I was lucky to attend the very first Tadasana Festival in Santa Monica, California, with the 3-day pass I scored from itsallyogababy.com. My full recap and photographic extravaganza is coming soon, but until then, I thought I [...]

P-R-A-C-T-I-C-E

April 24, 2012

prac·tice/ˈpraktəs/ Verb: Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain (or dare I say perfect) one’s proficiency. Throughout my life, the word “practice” has taken on many meanings and evoked many different emotions. In high school, the practice of track was fun and exhilarating, but not always [...]

Cirque du Soleil, I’m Ready!

April 12, 2012

Just putting it out there to the folks at Cirque du Soleil: when you need an aging, experienced aerial acrobat, I’m available! And, I’m here to tell you that you may just feel the same way after you attend your first aerial yoga class. On my recent visit to Phoenix, I was fortunate to visit [...]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

April 10, 2012

I’m always searching for new ways to demystify yoga and find definitions to some of the key Sanskrit terms to help new students understand and feel at ease with the practice. One of my favorite posts I’ve ever written is Namaste 101, which provided an awesome definition for Namaste. Now, I’m pleased to report that [...]