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Downtrodden Dog
Despite the elation I felt last night after finally getting up into forearm balance, I left the studio in a bit of a slump due to something the teacher said after class. It was such an innocent,...
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Setting the record–and back–straight
Dear Self, You are easily irritated when you see other people working out in such a way that is inefficient or potentially injurious. For example, that young girl at the gym whose idea of crunches was...
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The synchronicities that suck
Last week I posted about getting back in the flow of the universe, which for me is evident when I start experience a lot of coincidences/moments of synchronicity. The three I mentioned were all...
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Responding versus reacting
One of the things a consistent yoga practice has helped me with is understanding the difference between responding to versus reacting to a struggle, especially on the physical level. How far I’ve come...
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Yoga for everyday ailments
Back in June, as I entered the yoga studio in which my monthly 5Rhythms classes take place, the studio owner–also a yoga teacher–asked how I was doing. “Well, to tell you the truth,” I said, “I feel...
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Happy places
So it’s been about one week since I left my happy place. Not gonna lie…it hasn’t been easy. Despite this being my 12th trip to Walt Disney World (and 13th Disney trip, if you count last year’s...
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Living room Kripalu
My coworker/5Rhythms classmate left yesterday for a yoga nidra workshop at Kripalu. A whole week of savasana…now that’s a relaxing retreat! Instead of being insanely jealous about her vacation, I...
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The 6 most important moves of the morning
This past year I’ve really struggled with establishing a solid morning routine. Between waking up and leaving the house for work–with a shower/hair/makeup routine somewhere in the middle–I’ve...
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More morning movement
As I wrote in this post, my morning routine starts with the 6 movements of the spine…but it doesn’t end there! What I’m finding is that starting my day with those movements really gets me in touch with...
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Kripalu-versary: Day 6
Five years ago on this day, I felt something that I haven’t felt for the past five days during my YTT: anger, impatience, and a hearty helping of STFU. It all began with our morning sadhana, led by...
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