Last night, I did something very stupid. An old window in our attic was stuck — probably from the sudden heat in Portland — and I tried to nudge the edge of the frame open with my knee. I...
Hello Readers! My apologies for having disappeared for a while from the blogosphere. I’ve been living in Portland, OR, since last year. Despite my on-going shoulder injury, I have managed to ge...
One thing I’ve noticed since I returned to yoga is just how much time it takes up. It’s hard to believe that I used to go every single day to a 90-minute class, often fighting my way thou...
A long time ago, in my past life as an “advanced” yogi, I wrote a post on this blog about the proper way to do Chaturanga. Yesterday, as part of my slow and on-going recovery, I went to a...
I went to another Anusara-inspired yoga class, my second yoga class in 4 months, and probably just my 15th yoga class in the past year. So far, no pain in my shoulder, so I’m hopeful that this ...
Yesterday, I started my 3-month unlimited pass at Dhyana Yoga in Philadelphia. I took an Anusara-inspired class that was probably in the level 1-2 or level 2 range. Perhaps the strangest thing for me...
I recently bought a 3-month unlimited pass to a yoga studio here in Philadelphia. The place is called Dhyana Yoga. They offer mostly vinyasa and anusara, the two kinds of yoga I’m most familiar...
I haven’t been posting much at all for several months now, not due to neglect, but due to yet another injury. This time, I re-injured my left shoulder and am having a terrible time recovering. ...
Bloomington Power Yoga is now Mukti Yoga. The new website is www.muktiyoga.org. Classes will still be held in the same space (Blooming Lotus above Roots), and all class packages with Bloomington Powe...
My partner and I are moving to Philadelphia this summer. We’ll be there for a year. This will actually be my second time living in Philly–I did my undergrad at Penn–but I moved away...
In my seven years of practicing yoga, I’ve managed to injure myself numerous times. One injury to my wrist resulted in my wearing a cast for a month, and then a splint for another month. I̵...
I’ve been virtually out of commission for the last month with a shoulder injury. It looks like it was probably a rotator cuff tear/strain that I sustained from excessive and overly enthusiastic...
A response to my last post got me thinking about all the crowded yoga classes in January and February. It’s true that a lot of people flock to yoga studios at the beginning of the year because ...
Now that I no longer teach yoga, I spend far less time at the yoga studio and attend fewer classes. I still practice yoga about 4 times a week, but more and more of this is happening at home. As many...
I’ve decided to stop teaching yoga at Bloomington Power Yoga. My final class will actually be tomorrow, December 19th, and 4:00pm. Most of my students have probably already left town for the ho...
For the past few months, I’ve been teaching an Ashtanga Primary Series class once a week at Bloomington Power Yoga. Overall, I’d say it’s gone well, although I’ve had to modify the sequence quite a b...
Almost a year ago, I stopped playing music entirely in my yoga classes. When I practice on my own at home, I also no longer play music. This move to “silent” yoga has been a long time com...
The teachers at Bloomington Power Yoga would like to say “Thank You!” to our students with a free class on Thanksgiving Day. It’ll be an all-levels flow class, team-taught by all o...
What constitutes an “advanced” yoga practice? A lot of people think that an advanced yogi is someone who attends the hardest (i.e., the most physically demanding) yoga classes in town, an...
The Fall 2009 schedule at Bloomington Power Yoga starts today! Here are the major changes and additions: - Saturday 4:00-5:30 PM Ashtanga (Eugene) - Sunday 11:00-12:15 PM Community (Teacher Rotation)...
Almost every time I teach yoga, at least one student says, ”My yoga mat is too slippery!” This can be a real problem, especially for newer students, as well as for those who practice hot ...
We have a new addition to the Bloomington Power Yoga schedule: Zazen. Zazen practice is basically sitting meditation. We sit for 30 minutes. There is no chanting, music, or any other distractions dur...
After returning to the climbing gym a few times, I’ve discovered that I no longer experience what’s know as “Elvis Leg”–that uncontrollable shaking that sometimes happen...
This timely piece in today’s NY Times discusses a recent trend of state governments trying to regulate yoga teacher training programs. This would involve a pricey certification process and fees...
This interview with a sports nutritionist provides some useful tips on how to optimize your food and drink intake in preparation for exercise and during your workout. Although her comments are genera...
After a long hiatus, I’m trying to get back into rock climbing. Hopefully, I’ll be able to stick with it and can start posting climbing-oriented yoga sequences on this blog again. I went ...
Despite my intention to practice yoga a few times while traveling through Ireland and the UK, that never happened. I went three weeks without doing any yoga–the longest stretch I’ve gone ...
I’m leaving tomorrow for Ireland, and won’t be posting on the blog for the next three weeks or so. I’ll be back in the US, and online, in mid June. In the meantime, all classes at B...
For those of you who haven’t heard yet, Pattabhi Jois, founder of modern Asthanga yoga, has passed away. Somewhat surprisingly, none of the major news outlets seem to be covering the story, but...
I’m going to be doing a little traveling this summer to Ireland and England. I’ll be in Dublin and London mostly, but will also visit some smaller cities. If anyone has studio recommendat...
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