blessings, yogis! i am still alive! actually, i’m feeling ultra-alive since we welcomed our baby girl (oona) into the world six weeks ago. all is well… all is amazing, though i’ve had no time to edit and post podcasts to the site since then. today, however, there…
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This is an all-levels, hour-long class. It is a sweet invitation to notice and treasure the sensations you feel in your body. This awareness is a gateway to dharana (deep concentration) & presence. Listen https://sunroseyogapodcast.podbean.com/mf/web/hynk8a/Episode58_SavortheSensations.mp3 You can download this class to any device by clicking…
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Take time to ground, to root down as we enter this colder, drier part of year through this short guided meditation. In ayurveda, fall and winter is the realm of Vata– air. This can lead to dry skin and hair as well as a feeling…
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Spending time in the water, particularly the ocean, is so soothing for me. I am instantly calmer, clearer, and more grounded. My Dosha (Ayurvedic constitution) tends to be Vata (air) and water is one of those elements that has assisted me in dropping down a notch when…
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The smile on students’ faces as they leave their mat and take that love-peace-contentment out into their worldly interactions. The air is dense with intention. The eyes are light with love. The illusory separations between “you” and “me” have faded away. It is my intention…
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This class lasts about an hour and is an all-levels practice (there are multi-level alternatives for backbends and inversions).We are back at one of my favorite topics: surrender. Surrender is not burying one’s head in the sand: it is embracing what is and thriving from…
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This post could bear the alternate title “Practicing what I preach, yo!” In class, I often encourage yogis to listen to their inner guides, to follow their own breath, to bring themselves into each posture. Well, last week I finally had a chance to practice…
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7iHsY9Ref8] An antidote to the pitta fire of summer!
Hello dears, I am back from a trip to the midwest. Time with family and familiar spaces is such rich fodder for the practice, and for that I am so grateful. Much has been happening in the Sunrose Studio Idea Lab (my brain), and I am super-charged…
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Blessings, dears. Today, we begin to explore the visual component of meditation. Ultimately, our visual practice will lead to the use of Yantra in meditation. Today we begin simply. I thank you so much for joining me. Yantra A yantra is a work of sacred…
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