After Saturday morning’s yoga class, a group of us lingered for a bit in the tea house. The conversation quickly went from yoga, to Vibram fivefingers, to running – and injuries. One guy talked about how each run left him thrashed to the level of … [Continue reading]
learning first
It's been a week since I completed my second hundred hours towards my 200 hour yoga teacher certification. The week was intense in a way vastly different from the intenseness of last year's training in India. I learned all sorts of therapeutic … [Continue reading]
Pain & Suffering…
In the final days of an intensive 10 day yoga teacher training, the pain in my left hip and lateral thigh had risen to a new level. It had been peaking over the week and it was all I could do to find a few moments of peace - or tolerance rather. I'm … [Continue reading]
seeking samtosha
If the yamas are an ethical code of conduct through which we can measure our behavior, the niyamas are a similar set of guidelines prescribed to develop our will and therefore assist in energy control. Within these guidelines, samtosha is the … [Continue reading]
I am…
A beginner… AGAIN. This morning, as I enter the heated room for a bit of powerful yoga practice, I find that I am not as at home as I used to be. The faces are familiar but the names escape me. Our instructor, an experienced yogi whom I’ve practiced … [Continue reading]