Savasana – “Corpse Pose”
I have been thinking about this pose a lot this week. It is such an important pose and in many ways we treat it as “just the thing we do” at the end of yoga class. For some it is … Continue reading →
For May 31st Sutra Study – Pleasure, Pain, and Death
For our next meeting, we will cover the final kleshas, the obstacles we face in life and practice of yoga – attachment to pleasure, aversion to pain, and fear of death! Second Chapter in The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra … Continue reading →
How Do We Know??
How do we know what we don’t know? And, are we willing to open ourselves to the discomfort of changing habits so ingrained they feel like they are permanently part of us? These are a couple of the questions we … Continue reading →
Now Is the Time
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali begin with the first sutra, “now, the teachings of yoga”. Of course being the first sutra, we may simply assume that the use of it is to just tell the reader that what is coming … Continue reading →
Onward Online!
So, it seems we are given the direction to “safe-at-home” for another month. With that, The Yoga Place has decide to continue with the online and live classes until that end. We have gotten great feedback from those who have … Continue reading →
What is YOUR Practice?
During this time at home, we have all come by necessity to ask ourselves what we have learned what we are learning and what we will learn from this experience. Yoga has so much to teach us, and our practice … Continue reading →
The Concept of Time
After missing garbage day and thinking it was Friday due to having food delivered from a restaurant, I am struck by how weird time has become. And, that is even with not a HUGE change in my schedule, just the … Continue reading →
Breathe…
“The respiratory system is the gateway to purifying the body, mind, and intellect. The key to this is pranayama.” BKS Iyengar in Light on Pranayama pg 17 #10 I was already thinking of writing about the breath and the practice … Continue reading →
Zoom Yoga Boom!??
I put those question marks there on this title because I know that there are still mixed feelings about teaching yoga online, Zoom itself, and teaching live yoga classes through Zoom. Yes, obviously The Yoga Place took that leap to … Continue reading →
Awaiting the Lotus
This week and weekend is an important time for two of the world’s major religions – Passover and Easter. Yoga does not have holidays as it is more philosophy than religion, but there is one symbol in particular within the … Continue reading →