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Sitting Comfortably
These days I’ve been diving deeper into my meditation practice, what with beginning a one-on-one mentoring program with my teacher, as well as increasing my daily sitting time from 45 to 60 minutes, and signing up for three silent retreats this year. With this newfound enthusiasm I find myself leading more and more meditation sessions, … Continue reading »
30 Day Smoothie Challenge
Have you been yearning to live in a more healthy way? Good friend and health blogger, Kieran of Health is Happiness is setting out to help you achieve your goals with his 30-day smoothie challenge. The challenge is to drink at least 1 smoothie per day for 30 days so that it becomes a part … Continue reading »
Yoga and the Art of Relationships
Over the years I have learned that yoga is like a magnifying glass to relationships. Not just relationships to others, but also to ourselves, and even to “things.” If not practiced with continuous awareness, our practice, yoga mat, and the yoga studio are all places where our habitual patterns can get reinforced. If we demand … Continue reading »
Sutra II.46: Sthira sukham asanam
sthira = steady, stable, motionless, sukham = comfortable, ease filled, asanam = seat, posture, connection to this Earth This particular Patanjali’s sutra is an easy favorite of many yogis, myself included, as it encourages comfort and ease on a yoga journey that can be sometimes challenging. This sutra, however, teaches us that one (sukham) is not better than … Continue reading »
Channel Your Inner Lion
In an interview for Health is Happiness last week I was asked what I’m working on in my practice. I truthfully joked “I am working on channeling my inner lion.” A lion quietly moves with strength and grace, so when channeling a lion during an asana practice, a new quality of awareness is present, particularly in … Continue reading »
Radical Ones
The arrival of spring proves a perfect time to talk about radishes, in the yogic sense of course. Not sure how the two relate? Let’s start at the root. The root of the word radish comes from the Latin rad, which literally means “to root”. Perhaps for obvious reasons already, radish relates to yoga practice as … Continue reading »
