Have you ever been in a yoga class and the instructor says, “We will spend the next five minutes in a silent meditation where you can be alone with your own thoughts”, and you think you must be broken, because during those five minutes,the “meditative” thoughts that come up include (but are not limited to): […]
My Body Speaks: The Importance of Physical Awareness (And, Another Plug for Yoga)
A few weeks ago, I woke up with a grade 2 hip flexor strain (from playing adult kickball–it’s always something stupid, right?) Did you know you use your hip flexor for EVERYTHING? Putting on your clothes, sleeping, coughing, etc.) As I sat, searching WebMD (of course) and contemplating treatment (at this point, I definitely ruled out […]
Living in the Transition
I always love a good dance routine that utilizes transitions, not just to get from Point A to Point B, but as moments in which to carry the message of the routine. Rather than stopping–dancing–moving to a new place again, and then dancing again, the kinds of routines where seamlessly, the dancers just end up […]
Ways Yoga Teacher Training Infiltrated My Life
I began my own yoga journey about 12 years ago–when the only CorePower’s were Grant Street and Park Meadows. It wasn’t until this last summer that I felt the timing right to commit to yoga teacher training, and now being six months post-training, I’m already noticing the amazing ways yoga has infiltrated my life: Directives […]
“Why Isn’t My Yoga Teacher Adjusting ME?”: A Lesson in Forgiveness, Grace, and Thought Shifting
Perhaps my favorite part of teaching yoga is offering adjustments, I think, in part, because as a yogi myself, I know how much I love a little extra love and a little extra touch to deepen my own practice==and I love giving that back to my students. So when I’m practicing myself, I’m always eager […]