For consideration: On Shoulder Injuries
July 1, 2013
This spring at the Yoga Journal Conference in New York City, I had the pleasure to attend a special class for teachers, taught by one of my favorites, Elena Brower. She asked the room if you were currently treating an injury and 80% of the class raised their hands.
Then, she asked of those injuries, how many were in the shoulder and again, a vast...
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Could I be a yoga teacher?
November 10, 2010
A couple of months ago, we were in Nicaragua at this amazing house on the beach near the town of San Juan del Sur. It had been a couple days since we arrived and I missed my mat. My other two girlfriends on the trip were thankfully also into yoga and we decided to have a home practice to an audio class on my i-pod.
My body responded immediately to the...
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The mat provides clarity in a gentle, loving way
July 20, 2010
I have been feeling ansty since I got back from my training class in Connecticut. The training was amazing and I love my corporate job as a Project Manager, but visiting New York City after the class ended...makes me wonder...is it time for a change? A big change?
Looking at other cities just for fun can't hurt, right? I feel like...
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My first yoga retreat: Big Island, Hawaii
April 30, 2010
My first yoga retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii at the Kalani Resort was a wonderful start to my yoga retreat experiences. The property is very beautiful, set on many acres of lush rain forest. The rooms are modest, matching the price you will pay to stay. The yoga studio is set in the middle of gardens and trees, so all throughout practice you hear the...
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Committing to the practice
October 5, 2009
I had wanted to try yoga since my late twenties. It always felt gentle, non-intrusive, and I was always curious as to why yoga people always looked so great. They were all toned and young. I figured they were doing something in addition to yoga.
As yoga started to become mainstream around the turn of the century and my gym membership started to...
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