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The Right to Happiness

In beginning to read “The Art of Happiness – A Handbook for Living” by HH the Dalai Lama this past week, I must admit feeling a bit foolish about the…

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June 28 Sutra Study Reading – Introducing the Concept of Karma

Our next meeting of the Yoga Sutra Discussion Group will be on Sunday, June 28th at 11:00am. The next reading is of the next three Yoga Sutras that introduce the…

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Yoga AND “the real world”

Yesterday’s Yoga Sutra Discussion will stay with me for some time, though the feeling is not new, it is just another context to contemplate…you might have to tuck in for…

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“Right and Wrong” in Yoga?

The terminology of “right and wrong” comes up more often than I would like in yoga, especially pertaining to Iyengar Yoga. Though it is something we encourage often, students of…

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The Panorama of Props

The last day during our webinar with Abhijata Iyengar culminated in the theme of developing more sensitive perception through the varied uses and purposes of props. We began class with…

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Information – Knowledge – Wisdom

Well today became a nice surprise! Someone else dropped away, so I got a call from Randy Just to see if I could be a panelist for demonstration during Abhijata’s…

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The Breath

Photo Credit to BKS Iyengar Yoga Studio of Dallas. Photo of Abhijata in supported Janu Sirsasana. Day 5 with Abhijata left me in a state that was difficult to get…

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Open Communication

Photo Credit to Susanne Bulington. Photo of my good friend David Larsen from MI demonstrating a well supported Paschimottanasana (intense stretch of the back side of the body). I thought…

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Now Or Never

Photo Credit to Susanne Bulington I think Day 3 with Abhi left many of us feeling “put back together” or at least fully relaxed into this experience with her. She…

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Overcoming Our Conditioning

Photo Credit to Susanne Bulington. Photo of my long-time practice buddy, Aaron Fleming, demonstrating Bharadvajasana on a chair. Day 2 with Abhijata was a great experiment of “relationship” – relationship…