I hope you’ll be pleased to hear that I’m not dead. I thought that I might be before I had a chance to write this week’s blog, but I made it through my stomach flu with only a few pounds lost and a couple bruised shins (don’t ask). Because I was sick from Wednesday night … (Read More)
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Sunday Thoughts On Yoga TT: 6
It’s another incredible Sunday in South Jersey. I feel so energized by the crispness in the air and the endless blue skies. I look forward to the dying season as a time to slow down, regroup, and prepare to begin again. Over the winter I’ll continue my yoga studies, and come spring I’ll have my … (Read More)
Sunday Thoughts On Yoga TT: 5
Ahhh, this is my first weekend completely free from yoga. It’s not that I’m celebrating being free from yoga chains (that’s silly), it’s just that the chaos that surrounds me being away from the house and the baby for nearly 8 hours is a little overwhelming. Baby Summer is still adjusting to Daddy and Big-Sister … (Read More)
Sunday Thoughts On Yoga TT: 4
I wrote this on Thursday evening. I took Beth’s 9:30am Vinyasa class at Yogawood Riverton that morning. The magic happened in yoga class today. I felt the thing that Beth says “keeps people coming back.” I had about 1000 words to describe what happened during savasana, and I repeated them to at least five different … (Read More)
Sunday Thoughts On Yoga TT: 3
Something very weird happened teacher training this week. It started off great – ahimsa week went off without a hitch (“without a hitch” means that I, in trying to be aware of how I may do harm in the world, became hyper-aware of how belligerent my thoughts can be toward grocery store clerks and people … (Read More)
Sunday Thoughts On Yoga TT: 2
Is it appropriate to declare victory over my first full week of teacher training? I’ll have to meditate on that a bit… What I’m learning is beyond measure and bullet-points, so I’ll just say that I’m learning a LOT – about history, postures, myself. We’re doing a lot of reading, which I thought I would … (Read More)
Sunday Thoughts On Yoga TT: 1
I’m trying to make Sunday my day of rest – a day to recharge and get ready for the week ahead, both physically and mentally. Next week is my first full week of yoga teacher training at Yogawood, and I’m trying to get prepared for that. I have some reading to do. I’ve gone over … (Read More)