I never used to play music in my classes. For the first five years of my teaching, I taught at the ocean. Who needed anything else besides the sound of waves, of palm trees rustling in the wind, or even silence? Now that I teach in a studio, I’m loving the playlist. It sets the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘yoga’
a yoga playlist
Posted in yoga, tagged playlist, yoga on September 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
on my way to another burn
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Asylum Village, burning man, element 11, ex-mormon, gogo, Heather and Stacy, Madagascar Institute, moroni, pineapple camp, Twitter, yoga on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I started writing this sappy syrupy sickly sad post called “Requiem for Love Lost.” Perhaps one day I will finish it. I was thinking about Gogo (who I saw last weekend!), T, and D. I am not a stranger to loss. And those are just the losses of the past six months. (Not really [...]
asteya — not stealing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ann wigmore institute, asteya, jivamukti, mary oliver, niyamas, patanjali, pirate bingo, restorative yoga, stealing, yamas, yoga, yoga sutras on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today was one of those days where my asana practice suffered. I woke up feeling kind of under the weather. I took Pooka out for a walk in deep snow, wondering if that walk could be considered a walking mindfulness meditation. Each step was deliberate and slow, but awkward. Not exactly graceful or mindful. [...]
tripod headstand!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Flow, tripod headstand, yoga on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I took my first class of the new year today, at Flow Yoga SLC. It felt like a vacation to not have to decide what to do myself — and have the luxury of following along. Jami, the instructor, invited us to reconnect with our spiritual paths. She outlined 6 steps. All I remember is: [...]
tapas and twists
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gogo, iyengar, krishna das, pooka, tapas, twists, yoga on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon, I knelt down, palms pressed together at my heart, thumbs resting on the breastbone, and bowed to my inner perfection, that part of me that doesn’t want to rip someone’s head off at t-mobile, or swear when someone cuts me off driving, or feel uncharitable toward the person who has been [...]
make an offering
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anjali mudra, offering, yoga on January 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Starting out the new year, I’m setting the intention of nurturing and sharing my yoga practice. It’s a bit different here in Utah, where the ground is covered with snow, compared to the photo above, taken in Puerto Rico, but the feeling is the same. Standing or sitting with the palms pressed together in anjali [...]
