Helllooooooo! It’s been a long time. I’m sorry I’ve neglected you, Dear Blog. I needed to take a break for awhile but I’m ready to roll again Since I last wrote, quite a bit has happened! 1. As you know, last year a group of yoga teachers began speaking out against Virginia’s law that required [...]
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Teaching Yoga is Not a Crime
December 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
Yoga Therapy on Good Morning America
November 3rd, 2009 · 9 Comments · yoga
I was really happy to receive this link from my mom: Physicians Prescribe Yoga (sorry they won’t let me embed the video ) This short video clip, from Sunday’s Good Morning America show, documents how doctors are using yoga therapy to help patients address a range of health issues from brain cancer to ADHD. [...]
I’m Still Here!
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Life
Wow what a weekend I just had! As you know I’ve been noticeably absent from my blog for the last few days. We started our new yoga teacher training program at Flow Yoga and I was so busy both getting ready for it and then teaching it! So today has been Recovery Day. I took [...]
Tags:nap·Teacher Training·yoga
Random Thoughts on Food, Yoga, Running
August 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life
I’m about to go for a run. It’s dreary out and that’s great running weather! But first – a few random thoughts turning around in my mind today: The strawberry “scones” I made yesterday turned out more like a cake. I need to use frozen Earth Balance, knead the dough, and use dried fruit instead [...]
Tags:eating two meals a day·NaBloPoMo·p90X·running·scones·yoga
Revenge of the Bees + Why I Do Yoga
July 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Breakfast, Lunch, yoga
I just got stung by a bee in my backyard! OUCH! At least I think it was a bee – I’m really not sure since it stung my BOOTIE! Wow that really hurt. It’s a good thing you weren’t near me when it happened cuz I was cussin’ like a sailor! I bought a jar [...]
Tags:bees·bees n blossoms·Better N Peanut Butter·blueberries·honey·oatmeal·pb2·smoothie·yoga
A Short Morning Practice
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · yoga
I woke up a little late and groggy this morning, so my practice time was cut to just 15 minutes. So here’s what I did: Lie on your back in Savasana. As you inhale, let your chest expand first and then your belly. As you exhale, actively draw your belly inward first, and then let [...]
Tags:pranayama·self practice·yoga
Yoga Therapy Training
July 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · yoga
I’m at a Yoga Therapy training right now with Gary Kraftsow. Yesterday was our first full day and all I can say is WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! Many of the ideas and perspectives I’ve learned from my previous trainings are being confirmed. I feel really good about that. Then on top of that I am [...]
Tags:Gary Kraftson·Prakriti·Pursa·Vedas·yoga
How Yoga is Like Dating
July 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · yoga
Often times I see new students get frustrated when they cannot immediately perfect a new yoga pose they are learning. So I often explain that yoga is like dating. Here’s how: When you first start dating someone, generally you take the time to get to know that person over a series of dates, or encounters [...]
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