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...
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...
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...
Spending the day in meditation, listening to the rain...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In part two of my week of supta padangusthasana recaps, I'm going to focus on balancing the hips in the pose. One of the biggest challenges towards getting your foot closer to your head, and thereby closer to the hand so you can hold the...
Yesterday in her Yoga for Women's Health class, Lillah Schwarz commented on how the increased amount of rain (currently Asheville has gotten 51 inches of rain for the year, we usually get 47 inches total for the entire year. And yes, we still have 4...