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Yogamentals
www.aledoyoga.com/blog.html
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True confessions of a yoga teachers journey to practicing and sharing yoga in the most effective and healing way. Striving to break the notion of the ideal yoga body, and making yoga accessible to everBODY.
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This is the practice of yoga, it all begins with you.

What is the practice of yoga?   It is many things for many people, but for me it has given the gift of mindfulness, of awareness.  Of a greater sense of gratitude as well as consciousl...

18 feb 12

Reflections on our Reflections

Reflections on our ReflectionsWe all have the ability to Sense energy, but many of us lack the awareness of self, and it is thru this self awareness that we can tap into our innate ability to accurat...

15 feb 12

OW! My hamstrings

One of the complaints I hear repeatedly is  “Wow, my hamstrings are tight.”  But are they really?  Could it be that they are just not as strong as your quads and are having to work ove...

15 feb 12

On Forward folds

When talking about forward folds, It is important first that you have a basic understanding of the differences of Flexion and Extension.  Flexion is actually a decrease in the joints angle and i...

15 feb 12

It is time to Shift and Revise

Pain and suffering, it is everywhere, but so is joy.  It is our true authentic self. Do you ever wonder how to rise above and become unaffected by the pain and suffering of others. Does this mea...

02 feb 12

Registered My Assana

Registered my Assana!  O The importance  put on a piece of paper.  It becomes the end of the journey for some.  The summit, the pinnacle, and unfortunately THE END.  I s...

07 jan 12

Plantar flexion and tight hamstrings

Patience with self.  How many times I use this as an intention in my classes, how very seldom I am finding I practice it outside of the class.  I accepted from the onset of my injury that i...

18 dec 11

You have the ability and the power to touch the lives of everyone who you come into contact with an...

You have the ability and the power to touch the lives of everyone who you come into contact with and with everyone each of those people come into contact with. Think of the possibilities. The second ...

09 nov 11

The most important aspect of letting go is to notice. Notice where you feel it in your physical bod...

The most important aspect of letting go is to notice. Notice where you feel it in your physical body, and notice how good it feels when you just let go! Apiragraha, the fifth of the Yamas means not g...

06 nov 11

I wonder who came up with these ideal forms anyway?

I wonder who came up with these ideal forms anyway? Brahmacharya is the fourth of the Yamas, and one that does not come with out a bit of misunderstanding and mystery.  Lets look at this as our ...

03 nov 11

Today set an intention of faith. Faith as we trust the limits as well as the abilities of our bodie...

Today set an intention of faith. Faith as we trust the limits as well as the abilities of our bodies. Today I am looking at Asteya, the third of the Yamas.  Not stealing or grasping.  How m...

02 nov 11

It is easy to get ourself hung up on expectations, and it is these expectations that cloud our view...

It is easy to get ourself hung up on expectations, and it is these expectations that cloud our view of the truth Satya is the second principle of Yama and means commitment to the truth.  Once ag...

25 oct 11

Karma and accountability

Karma and accountability As yogis we believe in Karma and that everyone is responsible for their own.  Which means we can also get away with allot because fellow yogis typically will not call yo...

25 oct 11

Quad dominance

 I can not emphasize enough the importance of balanced strength in Today’s Athlete.  Squats are great and have there purpose but do you really think you can continue to strengthen the front...

25 oct 11

The first Chakra is our need, and desire to survive, Our right to be here!.

<a href="http://www.bloglovi n.com/blog/3128622/true-confes sions-of-a-yoga-teacher?claim= 7hsaknduj3v">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>Muladara, also known as the root Chakra, re...

25 oct 11

It is the thoughts, the perceptions that cloud and block our true authentic self.

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light wont come in. Alan Alda It is our thoughts, and perceptions that cloud and block our true authe...

23 oct 11

The origin of the word hamstring come from the word hamstrung which means to have been held back.

(this post was written over a year ago when I was healing a broken ankle.  I am currently transfe rring my blog from one site to another and as I reread what i wrote and share...

16 may 11

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