Accomplice over Ally – Equity over Diversity
Image provided by – Interaction Institute for Social Change | Artist: Angus Maguire. Parts 3 and 4 in Chapter IV cover some interesting clarifications on terms and the roles played in Western Yoga...
View ArticleLeaning into Reconnection
Now that we have learned ways that Western Yoga has separated itself from yoga’s roots, Susanna Barkataki leads us into the path of reconnection in Chapter V, Part 1 of Embrace Yoga’s Roots. “Cultural...
View ArticleListen, Lift Up, Take Action
IMAGE note – another great example of trying to find stock images that are useful – using every prompt possible for “lifting up”, “intersectional”, etc… – I get this image where there are mostly white...
View ArticleLiberation!
“Yoga has always had liberation as its aim. Liberation has multiple meanings. Often in its early usage in yogic texts as kaivalya it is referring to freedom from illusion of the cycle of suffering...
View ArticleThe Sprouts from “Embrace Yoga’s Roots”
We have concluded our Summer Book Club with our online discussion. In general, I think that readers were challenged, but curious about the work suggested in “Embrace Yoga’s Roots” by Susanna...
View ArticleThe Hands and Feet of Yoga – Foundations and Sensations
When we think of yoga, the first thing that comes to mind is the whole body in posture, doing a pose. However, as a teacher, and specifically as an Iyengar Yoga teacher, we are taught to look closely...
View ArticleIyengar and Vinyasa
4 week Special Series – Wednesday Mornings From Oct 25 thru Nov 15 – 8-9:30am “Children and youngsters do like this method (vinyasa practice) and thoroughly enjoy it since it gives them quickness,...
View ArticleLearning to Learn in Yoga
When was the last time you walked into any classroom and thought “thank you teacher for that piece of knowledge, but I think I will just do my own thing?” We walk into a classroom to learn, to open...
View ArticleThe Relevance of a “Guru”
December 14th is the birth date of BKS Iyengar, and 2023 would have been his 105th. He was a man who started yoga practice with his guru, T. Krishnamacharya, as a sickly teen of seventeen and...
View ArticleDevelop (or Hone) Your Home Practice
We all LOVE our yoga class. Even when it is a lot of work, we know we feel better afterward. It is a time we can get away, have a moment to focus ONLY on our self, and have a chance to connect more...
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