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Rikers Yoga – Less Sex, More Reflect
When I’m teaching at jail I’m with lots of women who have varied sexual histories ranging from abuse, violence and miseducation. With all the joking that happens (because listen it’s jail and you have...
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Meatless Monday – Roasted Cauliflower Steaks with Rosemary Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Yo. It’s cold out. Brick, some of us would say. Freezing. Bitter. Glacial. Siberian. On days this cold soup or stew is my go-to meal. But I’m trying to expand my horizons. Enlightenment and all that...
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Radical Immunity
Oneika:This post is from a local wellness store in my neighborhood. I love the fact that there is a place of healing so close to my home. With this weather you can’t be too careful when it comes to...
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Yoga as a Radical Act
Friday night I heard Michelle Alexander talk about mass incarceration. It was powerful and shook me to the core. What was soul shaking though was hearing Eddie Conway, former Black Panther and...
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Three 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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Rikers 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...
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Sunday 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...
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Thursday Yoga- This is Not a Dress Rehearsal
Don’t wait. It’s that simple. And hard. Namaste y’all.
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Saturday 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...
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Sunday 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...
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Tuesday 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...
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Wednesday 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...
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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....
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Wednesday 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...
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Subway 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...
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Sunday 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...
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Rikers 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...
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