Category Archives: Yoga

My Edge is My Own

Among my friends are two former yoga teachers, both of whom quit teaching (and practicing) because of chronic pain that began with yoga and improved with the end of yoga. I’m flummoxed by this. Did they not find the right… Continue reading

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My Edge is My Own

Among my friends are two former yoga teachers, both of whom quit teaching (and practicing) because of chronic pain that began with yoga and improved with the end of yoga. I’m flummoxed by this. Did they not find the right… Continue reading

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Gotta Have It

This summer, I can’t seem to go a day without eating peanut butter. Who knows why? It’s not the greatest flavor in the world, and not the greatest texture. It almost always gets stuck going down my throat, and sometimes… Continue reading

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What Would Your T-shirt Say?

Where is the beautiful yoga clothing? Oh, I know there’s some lovely stuff out there, but don’t you dream of designing your own yoga T-shirts, yoga pants, and yoga mats? We talked about this last year, but I think it… Continue reading

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Releasing into Backbends

Backbends. It’s the only groups of asanas in yoga that scares the bejeepers out of me before I even roll out my mat. The word scares me. They’re hard, aren’t they? After a week of concentrated effort (and almost two years… Continue reading

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Backbending Pledge

Backbends and I have not had an easy relationship.In Bow pose, my knees are unhappy, my back unbending. In Camel … well, there is no "in Camel" for me. I can lean back while on my knees, but my… Continue reading

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Channeling Marlene

"Darling, the legs aren’t so beautiful, I just know what to do with them." –Marlene Dietrich Who knows whether it’s Kundalini yoga or the fact I’ve been back into yoga for almost two years. (Maybe it’s affected by summer, menopause,… Continue reading

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The Third Shanti

We’ve been chatting about the ending of some practices, during which we chant shanti, shanti, shanti. The first shanti is to beam internal healing or some kind of wonderful intention for ourselves. The second shanti is to send some peaceful,… Continue reading

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Shanti Outward

Thanks for all your beautiful responses for first-person shanti. I trust that the combination of our collective beaming and your willingness to speak your wishes out loud will manifest surprising things. So. Our second shanti at the end of class… Continue reading

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Naked First-Person Shantis

At the end of one of my classes, we chant shanti, shanti, shanti. Three times. The first is to beam something wonderful and healing for ourselves. The second is to beam something wonderful to someone else. The third is to… Continue reading

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