February 2012
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Pushing Myself to Move Forward
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In the past seven months, since I first joined my yoga studio, I’ve settled into a routine for myself. I take a lunch hour open flow on Tuesdays. I take a beginner class on Wednesday mornings. On Thursdays, I take another lunch hour open flow, and then a tougher flow later in the evening. Finally, I go to a beginner class late Saturday morning.
The other week, the owner of...
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“… yoga sets traps. It forces you to constantly confront the uncomfortable...”
– Observe, Don’t Report
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Holy crap, you guys. I just kicked up into my first, official handstand.
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What Is Yoga?
ayannakafi:
I find myself being asked this question a lot. Or at least, “What kind of yoga do you teach/study”, why and what does that mean? This line of questioning never fails to undo me. For me, yoga is life. Yoga of course means union. Yoking yourself. The path of transcending the lower mind and realizing what is greater. In my first yoga teacher training, Swami Jaya Devi explained that yoga...
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“Lately, everywhere I turn people seem interested in yoga. “Do you ‘do’ yoga?”...”
– JR (via badgrrrlmeat)
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In Praise of the Local Yoga Teacher →
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Crushing Your Perception of Possibility
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On the first of February, @lululemon tweeted: “That first drop of sweat. A breeze when the door opens in a hot class. What little things in your workout make you happy? #makesmehappy”
I responded: “The first time I kick up into a previously-impossible inversion? That #makesmehappy.”
Their reply: “Nothing quite like crushing your...
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Coming Face to Face with My Ego
The other day, I learned that the folks behind the Wanderlust Festival were giving away a pair of four-day tickets on their Facebook page. How to win? Post a picture of yourself in a yoga pose, post it on their wall, and collect as many “likes” as possible.
I was desperate to go to the festival. My husband and I had already discussed the merits of splurging on Wanderlust, and we had...
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January 2012
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“I did yoga because of an idea I had of who I wanted to be: serene, fit,...”
– from Claire Dederer’s Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses
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How Can I Make My Yoga Last?
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I’ve been reading a lot of books on how to practice yoga in your day-to-day life. Stephen Cope’s The Wisdom of Yoga taught me a lot about meditation. Donna Farhi’s Bringing Yoga to Life explored how to apply the Yoga Sutras to daily living.
On most days, I’ve been able to keep these lessons at the forefront of my mind. Empathy. Calm. Ease. Santosha. Ahimsa.
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5 Reasons to Go on a Yoga Retreat By Yourself
This piece is so spot-on. I went on a yoga/cooking retreat up at Good Commons in VT in the fall. I was so nervous to go by myself. I’m an introvert with a moderate case of social anxiety. Also, I was a yoga n00b, and worried I wouldn’t be able to keep up with everyone else.
I’m so glad I went. Being there was such a good experience. So much fun. I learned a lot, including the...
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“No coffee, no prana.”
– Maru Garcia
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دیگران را ببخش، نه به خاطر اینکه لایق بخششند، به...
Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.
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10 Reasons to go to Wanderlust →
Hells yes.
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Who Are Your Gurus?
I walked into my lunchtime yoga class today to find my instructor all fired up about a class he’d taken this past weekend with Seane Corn (pictured above). He’d raved about her to me in the past, and I’d Netflixed several of her DVDs, instantly charmed by her openness, and by her laid-back persona.
Today, my instructor sat there on his mat like a kid on Christmas morning,...
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“Life does not become easier; we become easier with life just as it is…”
– Donna Farhi in Bringing Yoga to Life, on what the practice of yoga can do for us
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Sanskrit Dream - The Poetry of Yoga →
One of my fellow yogis wrote this fantastic poem called “Sanskrit Dream.” Extra points for managing to work in Debbie Gibson! Like it to up her chances of making it into this book of poetry.
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Anyone Been to Wanderlust festival in VT? →
I finally got around to looking at the Wanderlust Festival website, and I think I just had a yogasm. Anyone been? Anyone going this year? Is it worth it?
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“One months, two months, one year, two years, ten years. No use. Whole life....”
– Pattabhi Jois (via mattersofsomeimport)
FYYOGA: This will be my answer when people ask me, “So how long have you been practicing again?”
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What's on Your Yoga Pose Bucket List? →
I’m working on forearm stand. And I’d love to be able to get into headstand from prasarita padottanasana (which would be easier if I could even get my head to touch the ground ;).