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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I was re-reading a copy of last month’s Yoga Journal this weekend, and was truly struck by a column on using yoga to manage infertility placed above a commentary on Saucha. The more I mused on this positioning, the more I thought it fit completely…
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As a follow-up to my review of Enlighten Up!, I’ve decided to discuss the major Margas or paths of yoga. You may recall a number of weeks ago when I spoke about whether yoga is religion in a video blog. During that discussion, I mentioned…
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Blessings, dear ones. There will of course be a video post today (it is presently uploading to YouTube), but I have been compelled to write for days and had a bit of inspiration during practice this morning that I wanted to share while it was…
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Sankalpa. In Sanskrit, the ancient language of yoga, Sankalpa means purpose, determination or will. Oftentimes, Sankalpa is interpreted as our intention. Where our will or intention goes, there too flows our energy. The effect our intention has on our energy is observable in any situation, and the yoga mat is…
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