When it comes to your yoga practice remember that it's personal. It can be however you want it to be. It doesn't have to be an hour and a half long class at a studio or some half hour of silent meditation. You can meditate for a minute and have completed your practice for the day. …
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Too quiet to sleep
I know that I said I would keep you posted about my retreat while I was there. But, the wireless was not as strong as I had expected and I was not able to access my blog while I was away. It was actually incredibly nice to not be hooked into my electronics while enjoying the …
Let’s Go To The Beach
Here in Princeton, New Jersey today was a gloomy, rainy, dreary day. As the rain fell and melted the snow I was dreaming of warmer weather and white sandy beaches. So I decided to go on vacation. That is, I had my students throughout the day visualize a tropical beach as a relaxation technique. So if you …
Moving Meditation
If you go to enough yoga classes you will eventually hear the phrase, "combine your movement with your breath. Think of it as a moving meditation". Or something along those lines. There are moments in my personal practice where I do feel I achieve this meditative state through my asanas, but it's a rare occasion. …
Namaste
Ok, so it's been a while since I checked in on your progress this March. And, believe it or not, today is the last day of the March Meditation Challenge! It has been 31 days since I proposed this mental and physical assignment, and now it's time to see how you did... Personally, I can't …
March: a Month of Meditation
March first. The first day, of the third month of the year. What better day than today to start a monthly challenge? I have decided that March shall be the month where I practice yoga every single day. This doesn't mean that I will be spending hours each day bound in warrior two, but I …
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