18 Jul the important thing is this…
This is one of Aadil's favorite quotes to reference. I think I've heard him use it in nearly every workshop I've attended. What are you willing to sacrifice?...
17 Jul meditation in Silicon Valley
[caption id="attachment_619" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Mindfulness Coach Chade-Meng Tan[/caption] I'm still not sure what I think of this entire article from Wired Magazine but I find this quote very interesting and his instruction reminiscent of Purna Yoga meditation techniques. "As before, Meng’s voice lowers and slows to a...
16 Jul yoga for traveling
Summertime is travel time, and lately, all my students are asking me for travel yoga poses. Whether they are anticipating being hemmed in to a tight space on an airplane or sitting for hours on long road trips, every one wants to know how to...
15 Jul this week’s “every day” pose: Setu Bandha Sarvagasana
Lately, I seem to find myself doing a fair amount of sitting in chairs. As a result, my psoas as well as erector spinae and quadratus lumborum muscles tighten up. I've noticed this tightness in all of my poses lately not to mention that achey...
12 Jul Shoulder Poses: the arms of Garudasana
Garudasana is one of the key poses for maintaining and increasing shoulder mobility. And it's super easy to do while seated at your desk. Click through to get the steps to practice this pose....
11 Jul take rest
[caption id="attachment_580" align="aligncenter" width="500"] find more lovely lettered quotes at 2013yearoflettering.tumblr.com[/caption] I'm taking Ovid's advice today and resting. For the first time in my life, I am not a super-busy, million-things-on-my-plate, over-extended person, and this has been the state of my existence for nine months now. ...
09 Jul a week of Parshvakonasana
Last week I announced my "every day" pose for the week to be Parshvakonasana. My intentions in practicing this pose were to balance my asymmetry between my left and right sides and to work on two main actions: flowing the hamstring of the front leg...
04 Jul reinforcing your ruts?
Ruts, grooves, patterns, habits. We all have them. My husband likes to tease me when while driving to one location, I – on the virtue of habit alone – inadvertently turn away from my intended destination to follow instead one of my more typical driving...
03 Jul this week’s “every day” pose: Parshvakonasana
I've been talking for a while in class about what I call "every day" poses, meaning a single pose that I practice every day for a week. Picking and practicing an "every day" pose gives me the opportunity to watch a single pose change physically...
02 Jul morning meditation
I wake up at 6:45 am every weekday morning. The alarm goes off and I immediately get out of bed. If I don't do this, I will sleep until 9. I get a cup of hot water with lemon (my morning ritual since ditching coffee...