30 Sep day off!
Day off! Today is a day of studying for the final, packing up in preparation to move from the house of my fellow affiliate trainee, Shrutee, to my friend Bob's house for the rest of my stay here, and of course, taking a class at...
Author: Letitia
26 Sep bhujanghasana, baby!
Today is the day! After a brief meditation, we will teach the Beta Sequence for Aadil Palkhivala as part of our learning experiences in the College of Purna Yoga at Alive & Shine Center. I can't wait to be a part of this group-led sequence...
25 Sep teacher training with Aadil
I've had two full days at Alive & Shine Center in my final session for my 500 hour training, and I do mean full. We've gotten our test so we can prepare for our written and oral exam fully. We've team taught two classes, gone...
20 Sep Louis C. K. on smartphones
What begins as a explanation as to why comedian Louis C. K. won't get smartphones for his daughter, leads to an examination of what for many is the #1 first-world problem: fear of feeling alone. Just imagine what your day would be like if you focused...
05 Sep time to stand up!
It's likely that I'll spend a fair amount of time sitting today as I've got homework, bill work and computer work on the agenda. Whenever I know I'm going to be sitting for nearly any period of time, particularly if it means working on the...
03 Sep forty-four
Spending the day in meditation, listening to the rain...
30 Aug the psoas: muscle of the soul
Though written in 2011, I just recently came across The Psoas: Muscle of the Soul on Danielle Prohom Olson's blog, body divine yoga. Talk about food for thought! As avid readers know, I've been focusing on the psoas lately, in my own practice and in...
27 Aug mediation app with Michael Stone
I take great joy in my meditation practice. Generally, I practice meditation using the heart-centered techniques of Savitri. These deeply profound techniques, which Savitri calls Snacks, give me a method to move away from the thoughts of my mind and instead choose to connect deeply...
23 Aug tony joe white – “the change”
Fall is definitely in the air in Asheville, even though Thursday was a lovely, sunny Summer day. But hot days aside, when the evening comes around, there's a little chill in the air. The air conditioner seems no longer necessary. In the morning, there's a...
23 Aug a week of supta padangusthasana part 3
Time for the wrap-up on our Supta Padangusthasana posts. In earlier posts, I discussed keeping the femur bone of the lowered leg in the socket and grounded on the floor and using straps to maintain balance in the hips thereby tractioning the lower back. With...