It takes great discipline to practice the art of “being present.”  We are conditioned from the moment we wake, until we close our eyes and sleep, to being busy. When we come from that place, we are never really where we are, doing what we are doing, engaging fully in the moments [...]

As the fifth of the eight limbs of yoga, pratyahara occupies a central place. Some yogis include it among the outer aspects of yoga, others with the inner aspects. Both are correct, as pratyahara is the key between the outer and inner aspects of yoga; it shows us how to move from one to [...]

Okay so I realize that being sick with pneumonia for many days might be making me a little cranky,  but I just have to vent on the topic of why I believe that mixing yoga classes with a little wine or chocolate gathering afterwards is creepy.  I’m sure I’m breaking all sorts of “blogging” rules [...]

Let’s try a “balancing/strengthening” practice today…..
Om Om Om
Sit on mat in a comfortable cross leg position-breathing and being present for 3-5 minutes
Roll forward to table pose and practice cat-cow breath flow several times, shift back into childs pose
From childs pose sit up on your legs in hero and practice side bending a few times, [...]