var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; Om Mani Padme Hum Praise to the jewel in the lotus. "Thus the six syllables, OM MANI PADME HUM, mean that in dependence on the practice whieh is in indivisible u...
var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; One great pose, three great assists. Heather, Kaitlyn, Mariah & Miriam are graduating Sunday with their 200-hour Yoga Certifications! Virabhadrasana 1 Assists: F...
PYS 2:12 klesha mulah karma ashayo dirshta-adirshta janma vedaniyah Negative thoughts and actions are stored as karma that you will later experience, either in your current lifetime, or in another li...
Revolved Triangle : Parivritta TrikonasanaWarm-up with twists & square hipped standing poses like warrior 1 & parsvotanasana. There are three things to consider as you sequence: 1. Peak Pose ...
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Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 197 Sutras 4 Distinct Chapters Chapter 1: Samadhi Pada. The Book of Enlightenment Book one defines yoga, discusses problems we encounter on our yoga journey, and tells us how ...
The Yoga Of Touch: Physical Adjustments Why we touch: To refine and fine-tune alignment. Deepen someone’s experience inside a pose. To move energy. Release a tight shoulder or low back. Remind ...
Her left hip is hiked a little. Try to keep it on the floor. Turn your head opposite to the extended leg. Sublime joy. Heres a great assist I picked up from a John Friend workshop before his terrible...
var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; So. In. Love. Tao is 93! Photographer Robert Sturman. Read more at Elephant Journal.
Salabasana, the locust pose, with a block to help the legs and a bind to open the shoulders! If you want to be a great teacher, teach beginners. Its much harder to teach someone who is new to y...
What is she thinking? My hands hurt? Or "I can fly!" var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; For people who want to evolve struggle = change. What we struggle with is where we learn. Th...
var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; To understand this post, youll have to read this first: Sex, Death, Yoga & Buddhism: What Happened At Diamond Mountain? That little post has been getting lots of...
var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; Beautiful Azmi. In 2008 Malaysia, a Muslim country, put out a fatwa forbidding Muslims to practice yoga. Yoga was essentially made illegal. When you ignore a fatwa, ...
Lama Christie and her husband, Ian Thorson (Note: this was written before the story broke, and I had no knowledge of a stabbing) On 12/30/2010 Lama Christie entered a 3 year, 3 month, 3 day retreat a...
Pregnant women often come to my public yoga classes. If thats you right now, please grab your honey and take this workshop. Marisa is great - Shes worked with hundreds (maybe thousands) of pregnant w...
Vishnu & friends riding Garuda With its extended sight, as well as the power to soar to great heights and to strike its target with precision, Garuda is famed for its ability to destroy evil in t...
After years of practice something shifted and postures that were once impossible became easier. In Scientific Keys Volume 2: The Key Poses of Hatha Yoga, author Ray Long MD, writes that when we consc...
"We must use the yama!" he said. Which was amusing in its own way as he was not a yama kind of yoga teacher. He criticized and yelled at us, gave heavy-handed assists, bullied or ignored stud...
You can learn more about Sharmas Darshan series of Hindu deities at Kickstarter, where you can also donate money to the project. If youd like to learn more about Manjari Sharma, please visit&nbs...
My beautiful students (and studio!) on Maui. var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; "Where do you get the poses you teach? How do you find them?" asked a teacher trainee our first week toget...
(April only) Jivamukti instructor Toni Cupal is teaching free Tuesday night classes at Lululemon on Burlingame Avenue. The new store is massive with high ceilings and skylights. Theres lots of ...
Artist Sanjay Patel Patanjali is the codifier of the yoga sutras, and a being of great mystery and magic. The great yogi Kofi Busia, who wrote an autobiography of Patanjali states "Almost ev...
var linkwithin_site_id = 1225753; Our deep and comprehensive yoga teacher training program begins in May. The skills you learn will change your life. Our graduates teach. This program is stella...
PYS 1.3 & 1.4 Tada Drastahu Svarupe Avastanam Vritti Svarupyam Itiratra People disconnect in a variety of ways and for many reasons: boredom, anger, sadness, fear; Many fall out of their practice...
VINYASA Yoga with me! Friday Nights in San Francisco Everything we have ever done leaves an impression on our physical body. Some deep, some on the surface. Where do thoughts come from? They come fro...
Shiva by Sanjay Patel This is an invocation between teacher & student, which acknowledges their roles are interchangeable, and asks that their work together be fruitful. Shiva, the God in the ima...
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