Eight Limbs for Your Daily Life
Saturday, March 12th, 2011A dear friend and fellow yogini, Brittany (she’s also the mastermind of Lucy James Photography, so the name may sound familiar!), recently wrote a beautifully written blog post on The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Eight Limbs of Yoga. It is so very timely, too, since this past week the Eight Limbs of Yoga frequently [...]
Riding the Breath
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011I am so inspired by tonight’s ashtanga practice at Central Street Yoga! We had a great group of yogis and yoginis, all of whom had practiced ashtanga before, and most of whom have been practicing it since I moved to the Bangor, Maine area and began teaching it here in July 2010 (and a couple [...]
Yoga: The Panacea
Monday, March 15th, 2010Tonight I completed my first full Ashtanga yoga practice in over a week and I feel absolutely fantastic! I really think yoga is a panacea, or a cure-all. I am going to re-energize my practice and get back into feeling great every day! Earlier today I felt really cruddy. I think it was a combination of the [...]
Restorative Yoga: Relax, Unwind, Renew
Friday, February 12th, 2010What better way to end this week than a Restorative Yoga workshop by Leigh?? Really, I can’t think of a better way (especially since I’ll be spending quality time with my wonderful husband and darling daughter beforehand, thereby ending the week in a PERFECT way!). This was my first week back to Ashtanga yoga since [...]
Back to the Mat… as Momma!
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010This morning I woke up to a wonderfully white winter wonderland… a perfect day for baking, blogging, and playing in the snow with my little darling! And so… it’s a perfect time to write about my first night back to Ashtanga since I gave birth to Maddie! Last night I packed up my darling yogi [...]
Ashtanga and Pregnancy
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009So many months ago (almost 9 now…) when I first discovered I was pregnant, I was absolutely thrilled and excited. Being a regular practitioner of Ashtanga yoga, one of the first things I did was to go online and research “Ashtanga and pregnancy” to find out what modifications I should use during my practice. I [...]
Ashtanga, Series 2
Monday, January 26th, 2009I practice yoga regularly—about 2-4 times a week, typically. While I have not yet found the motivation to create a daily personal practice, I consider myself a dedicated yogini. What’s most important is that I love it. I love going to yoga, and even on days when I’m in a horrible mood, stressed, busy, overworked, [...]
Savasana – Ultimate Relaxation
Monday, January 19th, 2009Anyone who has attended a yoga class has surely learned to know and love Savasana. All yoga practices end with Savasana, or Corpse Posture. It is called Corpse Posture because in Savasana you lie completely still, allowing your breath to find a natural soothing rhythm and your heart to slow. It is, as they say, [...]
Yogini, Take Three
Thursday, April 10th, 2008I headed to tonight’s Ashtanga class looking for some de-stressing and relaxation. Before leaving my house, I considered going back in and getting my Ashtanga manual just in case, but then thought “Nah, I know that I’m not teaching tonight, so I’ll just go relax.” When I got there, however, the sub wasn’t there (our [...]
Ashtanga Trial Run = Big Success!!
Sunday, April 6th, 2008I just completed a successful trial run of a 90 minute Ashtanga yoga class, which I taught to myself and my husband in our living room. Garrett was kind enough to be a “guinea pig” so that I could practice leading Ashtanga, since I am teaching the 6:30pm class tomorrow at the Yoga and Healing [...]
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