Ever since that bombastically beautiful Harvest Moon a few weeks ago, I have been feeling the pull of the earth more profoundly. Fall has descended. My attention is turning inward, and this leaves me with a wonderful sense of relief. Pratyahara has become the queen…
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Hello Dears, Do you have any Yoga (or yogic) books you return to time and time again? Or those you recommend to anyone taking up the practice? I sure do. I think these are absolutely essential to the Yoga Library. 1. Philosophy: Bhagavad Gita & Yoga…
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I have a wretched cold. It came on strong yesterday morning with a hoarse cough, aching throat and all the rest. But this isn’t a post about my cold. It’s about how I listened, trusted a voice deep inside and made space for healing. The…
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hello loves, Thanks so much for being here. Today I am so happy to share two videos on back-bending: specifically on practices leading toward urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow). Trina was kind enough to write to me about this posture and I offer several flows…
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hello loves, Thanks so much for being here. Today I am so happy to share two videos on back-bending: specifically on practices leading toward urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow). Trina was kind enough to write to me about this posture and I offer several flows…
Continue reading Video Blogging Challenge Days 4-5– Back-bending with Intention
We had some web trouble over the weekend (that I think was related to the hacking of GoDaddy), so here are weekend videos! Making Time For Yoga How I began practicing yoga Please do get in touch with suggestions and requests for videos. This…
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Blessings, dear friends. At last! A new episode! Since last we gathered here, I have moved, vacationed and taught lots and lots of fun (for me!) classes around Portland. I have missed you and am glad to be back. Today’s class is 90 minutes of…
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Today’s class is 90 minutes of all-levels hatha flow. We explore tapas, or self-discipline. Tapas is one of the foundations of practice, as described by Yoga Sutra 2.1 and one of the Niyamas, or personal observances. I hope you love it. I have been…
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Hi Friends, I have some new classes on the books for summer and thought you might like to know about them! Regularly scheduled classes: Family Yoga (starts July 2) at Heart Fire Yoga. 4:15-5:15pm Vinyasa level 1 (starts July 9) at Heart Fire Yoga. 5:45-7pm…
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Oona is going through some growing pains right now. She is learning new skills, and this precipice of new-ness has her feeling ill-at-ease: wanting physical contact with me during her waking hours, being less careful and more day-dreamy, waking at night full of tears, the…
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