From exercise to lifestyle to philosophy, yoga is a dense umbrella of information. Ask most people and they'll say, "I LOVE yoga." Cool. But what does that really entail? Finding a great yoga class for yourself can be as hard as finding the perfect pair of jeans. Here are a few things to look for… Continue reading 5 Tips for Finding the Right Yoga Teacher for YOU
Every time I toss away a piece of plastic, I have a pang of guilt. This haunting voice comes into my head saying, "That cup will outlast the next 5 generations of your family on this Earth." Yikes! I know, that sounds dramatic but it's totally true! Check this out: It's time to start being… Continue reading Reduce plastics, reduce guilt
Energy lines are highways to healing. Stimulate them correctly and you'll receive benefits like balancing, energizing, and stabilizing yourself. Sign me up! Let's look at a few ways of finding the 4 most basic sense lines, Sumana, Ittha (Ida), Pingala and Kalathari Finding your basic sense lines: Sumana has medial and lateral lines. The medial… Continue reading Highways to healing
What comes to mind with the phrase, "life force"? In yoga, Prana is life force. The foundation of energy. The foundation of being. Prana is that feeling when you reach the edge of your kinesphere and feel an energetic flush through the body. Prana is that feeling of being whole in your asanas. Prana is… Continue reading Prana with a capital “P”
To quote Syl Carson at Bodhi Yoga, "Wholeheartedness - marked by unconditional commitment, unstinting devotion, or unreserved enthusiasm. A word that expresses better what mindfulness as a technical term means; that you respond to every situation from your center, honest inner intent - from your heart - that you listen with your heart to every… Continue reading On wholeheartedness
Take a deep breath. Your Prana flows like a wide, deep river. The Prana, the under current, moves with a relentless strength, the momentous force of life feeding itself. The body tissue, the surface water, moves smoothly, held by gravity, achieving homeostasis. Take a deep breath. Feel the river flowing, steady, wide, deep, continuous, rejuvenating.… Continue reading Restorative Partner Yoga
Whether you're working through foot zoning, marma chikitsa, hand zoning or chakras, the heart is accessible through many parts of the body. Below are places on the body to access the heart for healing. 1.Heart on foot On your left foot, place your thumb in the middle of the ball of your foot. Wrap the… Continue reading Heart spaces for healing
To rid the weed, you must pull the root… Smart Move’s inception is a long story that began as a search for healing from a traumatic injury and resulted in a genuine answer; plus one million more questions. Westerners are a symptom-obsessed society. Headache? Take some Advil. Back pain? Buy an ergonomic chair. Inflexibility? Go… Continue reading What is Smart Move?
Imagine if the habitual movements you performed required as much effort and thought as they did the first time you performed them. How many muscles or thoughts would it take to type the word, "word"? It's unfathomable how much brain power it would take to complete the simplest tasks. Our ability to physically type while… Continue reading Neural chunking and Sanskaras
200 hours seems like an absurd amount of time, doesn't it? In reality it takes 200 hours plus a lifetime to follow the journey of yoga. As I look through my Bodhi yoga manual, it strikes me just how much Yoga has become THE thread of my life. It is what holds me together. My interactions,… Continue reading Finishing 200 hours of YTT
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