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This morning I finally found the inspiration to get back into my yoga practice. I had the good fortune of working with a model yesterday who is also a fitness instructor and who gave me some very sage advice on set. He told me to visualize success in my life as part of my meditation practice.
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The Fall I took a spill the other night that probably would have earned me a place on America’s Funniest Home Videos, had it been filmed. As it turned out, I was alone to ponder my silly stupidity and thank the gods that I am a yogini. Why? Because my body can handle a fall without serious repercussions, even in [...]
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Yoga + Weight Training = Yummy Body! I am SOOO excited about the release of this video! I had the absolute pleasure of working on this video with Kristin (produced for Yoga Tone by FILA) and am really happy to be able to share it. Not only is Kristin a sweetheart with a fantastic sense of humor, but she really [...]
Read more . . .Loops are refined currents of energy flow in the body which are initiated by the flow of Muscular and Organic Energy. These more advanced energetic actions serve as the fine tuning dials for increased alignment in order to optimize the flow of energy within the body. . .
Read more . . .Muscular and Organic Energy are the two major actions in Anusara Yoga. Spirals and Loops are refinements of muscular and organic energy. In every pose we seek to balance these actions.
Read more . . .The first principle The first principle of Anusara Yoga is Set the Foundation (see Patrick’s previous post) and Open to Grace (this post). What is Grace? I’ve been contemplating what Grace is for a while with a lot of help from John Friend (the founder of Anusara Yoga), other Anusara teachers, and students. Here are a few ideas. (I’d like [...]
Read more . . .Perfect embodiment of the Universe The human body is the perfect embodiment of the Universe. By grounding down through the four corners of the feet we have a direct experience of how the One becomes the many. The One is ultimately free (svatantrya), non-dual, and beyond words. Even trying to describe the divine brings it down into manifestation. The Big [...]
Read more . . .The Partner Yoga Workshop at Theory + Practice Art Gallery just ended. I’m blogging from the space. Wow! What an amazing happening. Led by the masterful Partner Yoginis, Elysabeth Williamson and Leigh Goldberg, this night was not only extremely enjoyable as a community experience, but super heart-opening. All who came had a great experience, whether couples, single gals with girlfriends, [...]
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