You’re Asking The Wrong Question
People, teachers and students alike, always ask the wrong question when it comes to yoga. Myself included. The wrong question is: What kind of yoga do you teach…
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Welcome Hૐ
On Wednesday, I wrote that poses aren’t yoga like a hammer isn’t a house. Yesterday, I wrote that yoga is a common, ordinary, everyday experience. Those last two…
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When a House Becomes a Hૐ
Yesterday, I wrote that postures are not yoga. I went so far as to claim that none of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga—Yama, Niyama, Posture, Breath, Inward Focus,…
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Look Deeply
Yoganonymous has posted an article by Andrea Manitsas titled, “Asana: The New Body Image Problem?“ This article brings up many good points for discussion and learning. The original…
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Pet Peeves
Pet peeves, the nasty beasties that help keep us separate from those around us and how to be free of them.
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Daily Sadhana: Day 2
Today’s Practice 5 minutes of meditation 20 seconds of plank
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Daily Sadhana
It’s Thanksgiving today here in the US. By all rights, this post should be all about the many things for which I am thankful but it isn’t. Instead…
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Amrit Yoga Stage I: Asana, Part II
Pressing into the earth, extending toward the sky and feeling energy moving from one to the other. That all has a very nice ring to it, does it…
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Amrit Yoga Stage I: Asana, Part I
A Locked Door As we rush around in our busy, modern life, most of us are completely disconnected from our bodies. We eat when we are not hungry,…
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Home Practice: Surya Namaskar, Padahastasana
Padahastasana is the third entry in the Surya Namaskar sequence. Unlike some postures, the Sanskrit for this pose is very simple: Pada means foot, hasta means hand, asana…
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