Thursday Yoga – Listen/Silent
Sometimes a teacher will change up the movements of a sun salutation. Same movements, different order. It changes everything. I feel uncomfortable because I’m used to doing things in a certain way....
View ArticleWednesday Yoga- Be nicer to yourself, Stupid
I’ve just finished a quiz and I’m making myself crazy about the grade. It’s not about the grade- it’s about the learning. I know this intellectually but sometimes my Ego takes her own damn time...
View ArticleSubway Yoga – Blackout: A virtual glimpse into the lives of strangers by...
Public transit and I have rocky but passionate relationship. Though it’s anonymous, you become a member of a temporary community whether you like it or not. You can make a million a year or live...
View ArticleRikers Island Yoga
The latest from Rikers… I teach a hot yoga class on Thursday evenings in Jersey City. There were some familiar faces and a few new ones. While balancing I talked about how falling can be wonderful...
View ArticleRikers Island Yoga
Even flowers grow in rock crevices- via flickr Had a small but mighty class on the fourth floor. Inspired by a class I took the previous evening, I invited everyone to explore moving in slow motion...
View ArticleSaturday Yoga
I’ve been thinking about my class yesterday at Rikers. After class a woman who had been watching asked me what yoga was all about. I told her that yoga is a way for me to unite my body and breathing...
View ArticleSunday Yoga
“I’m in no hurry: the sun and the moon aren’t, either. Nobody goes faster than the legs they have. If where I want to go is far away, I’m not there in an instant.” ― Alberto Caeiro, The Collected...
View ArticleSaturday Yoga – Dream Big Like The G.O.A.T.
(photo via The Guardian) “If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough” – G.O.A.T. Dreaming big doesn’t have to be extravagant- it may scare you to dream of a day when you don’t wake up...
View ArticleYou Have More Left Than You Think
Fear can gently creep inside you. After spin today I realized I didn’t have much left in the tank. That’s a good thing. A few weeks ago I took a class that I thought was going to break me. And it...
View ArticleFor Yogis Who Spin When The Asana Isn’t Enuf…
So much has changed. Rather than resist, I’m going with things. Not a bad plan.A few months ago I felt physically stagnant. My asana practice wasn’t feeling the same and I was sluggish and slow....
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