Twisting postures cleanse the body from the inside out. By building both the strength and flexibility to twist your torso all the inner organs get to be more limber. Flexible organs are healthy organs that function at their best capacity. Part of the powerful detoxification that happens in yoga is through twisting. For beginners to the…
Read MoreOn the long and winding road of self-awakening, the realization of how remarkably far you have come is an epiphany moment that fills your heart with hope. It is often immediately followed by the depressing realization of how heartbreakingly far there is yet to go. This is not the moment to quit, but to take…
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Read MoreArticle source: Huffington Post CLICK HERE Not everyone loves meditation, but most people generally see the benefit of quieting the mind. I was surprised when a yoga student in a workshop I was leading told me very passionately that she thought meditation was part of a brainwashing cult. As she launched into a tirade…
Read MoreWhen you’re new to yoga and see an experienced practitioner hoist their body in the air it looks like magic. When you try and then your body feels absolutely glued to the ground, it’s easy to get frustrated. I still remember the overwhelming feeling of impossibility that I faced when I first started to lift…
Read MoreEveryone has something that pushes them to the edge of their limits. Almost every yoga practitioner has experienced a posture that brought them to the edge of what they believed was possible for the body and the mind. When this happens there is nothing to do but try, let yourself fall and ultimately transform yourself through the…
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