August 2012
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Where Yoga Poses Come From: Are We Making This... →
Great article on the modern yoga craze. I say it doesn’t have to be ancient to be good. It just has to be good.
my flaws
I do a fair amount of self-study. Observing, learning, analyzing (can’t help myself! all that pitta in me), counteracting and the like. I do my best not to attach to what I notice, not to be emotionally tied up in what I know about myself. Others’ acceptance of me helps in this. The objective opinion of others helps, too —even if it stuns at first.
But then I find myself...
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staying unattached
Today I watched a very dear friend squeeze all of her belongings into every last corner of her new (used) car and drive off to her “new” (continuing) life in a new house in a new state, with new friends waiting to be made. It wasn’t easy in the slightest (but I’m still posting a cute little Ganesha for her!).
Usually I am the one to do the leaving, and with all the...
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4 easy steps to manage what troubles you (ok, not...
Today, one of my students seemed surprised to learn that I, like she, suffer from knee and back pain.
Yes, even yoga teachers walk around with aches and pains. We are pretty darn human ;)
Why is it that being human causes us physical pain? Why are we sooo susceptible to habits that hurt us? And I’m not even talking about the obvious stuff like drugs, alcohol, and mindless eating. I’m...
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dancing with performance jitters
I remember the very first time I performed in a dance concert. I was about 14. I was a newbie among performing veterans. I was wearing a tutu in the my most dreaded and abhorred shade of pink. I was about to go out and twinkle my toes on stage in front of the whole school. Shit, was I nervous.
My ballet training was minimal and I was completely afraid of screwing up. I felt so out of place, and...
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a daily practice too good not to share
We’re hearing a good deal about meditation these days as science begins to confirm its benefits as measurable. I love metrics, but that’s not why I look forward to my daily meditation practice. Contrary to my early assumptions about what one does during meditation -try with great effort not to think- the practice is one that we do as a process, an experience, and the possibility of...
