Posts by Jennie Williford CIYT
The Pose is Not the Point
Yoga is weird. I mean, let’s face it, the physical practice of asana can be odd and disorienting. Most of what we ask of students in a yoga class is…
Read MoreFor March Study – Yoga of Action!
Our next Yoga Sutra discussion will be Sunday, March 22, at 11am. We will be reading the first three sutras in the second chapter – Sadhana Pada. For navigation purposes,…
Read MoreFeb 23 Sutra Study Recap
We had an amazing turn out for our first Yoga Sutras discussion group – a wonderful mix of students and teachers, levels and interests. I look forward to experiencing the…
Read MoreStudy of Yoga Sutras
“Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, where you do not feel like you are constantly trying to fit broken pieces together.” B.K.S. Iyengar This coming…
Read MoreMeet Hallie Evans
Hallie will be teaching an early morning Saturday class at 7:30am starting February 22 at The Yoga Place! It will only run for 6 short weeks, so will be a…
Read MoreOM and The Invocation
Even if you don’t go to a yoga class, odds are at sometime, somewhere you have heard the chanting of “OM”. Also written “AUM”, this mantra is a quintessential part…
Read MoreStyles and Studios of Yoga
Yoga is not a style. Yoga is not a studio. Yoga is not a teacher. So how have we come to define yoga so narrowly? When I began yoga it…
Read MoreEthics and Adjustments in Modern Iyengar Yoga
There has been a lot of discussion and community activism around the topic of physical and verbal adjustments in yoga. Since the #MeToo movement began, yoga communities were not exempt…
Read MoreWhat do You Want to Know?
The New Year always brings a little lull in writing…we are all trying to get into a new routine and start a new year with fresh eyes. So, though I…
Read MoreSalute the New Year – Salute Your Self
I have been doing 108 Sun Salutations for the New Year for probably around 15 years. Every now and then I decide to do them at other times of the…
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