For 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....
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 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 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
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 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 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 ArticleSunday Yoga- Yin, Yin Y’all.
Slow can be the way to go. I’m in Martha’s Vineyard this weekend and my mom and I took a Yin class with Josh Montoya at the Yoga Barn. The class was slow, deliberate and taught without commands. I was...
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 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 ArticleThursday 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
I don’t know if I have wisdom but I do know that when I started yoga it was because I was unconsciously looking to change the world- starting with me. If I could live in the present paying attention...
View ArticleTuesday Yoga- Balance
I think about this quote often. When I’m riding my bike home from somewhere I’m alert but also keenly aware of my connection with the outside world. I can only imagine that sense must get heightened...
View ArticleSunday Yoga- Yin, Yin Y’all.
Slow can be the way to go. I’m in Martha’s Vineyard this weekend and my mom and I took a Yin class with Josh Montoya at the Yoga Barn. The class was slow, deliberate and taught without commands. I was...
View ArticleSaturday Yoga- Love Yourself Now
This list of ways in which I wanted to change change was endless. There was always one more thing. Then what? Would I be ‘perfect’? Okay? Passable? Acceptable? And by whom? The world? The person I...
View ArticleThursday Yoga- This is Not a Dress Rehearsal
Don’t wait. It’s that simple. And hard. Namaste y’all.
View ArticleSunday Yoga – Can’t Control Non-Attachment
It’s easy for me practice non-attachment as long as it’s on my terms. But throw and monkey wrench into that shit and I get crazy real quick. Hilarious really. When this happens I’m painfully aware...
View ArticleRikers Yoga
Photo NYT Today at Rikers: Building 7 was still except for Marissa(not her name) having a debate with the officer on post. It was clear Marissa wasn’t happy with how the conversation was going. There...
View ArticleThree Ways to be Mindful at Work
There’s a lot of talk these days about being more mindful. What is mindfulness? While there are myriad ways experts define what being mindful means one thing is clear, to be mindful is to...
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