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This is Yoga
This is yoga: I’m kneeling back on my ankles and I place the arch of my left foot under the top part of my right and sit back down on it. I feel intense pain and immediately lift up. I decide to do it...
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This is Yoga 2
“Hey Tom, you ok?” J. Michael Taylor, my yoga teacher for the last 9 years at Yoga Among Friends, had noticed that something was off. In fact I had zoned out while in Triangle pose, thinking about a...
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Back to Yoga, through Zen
At the end of class, J. Michael Taylor, my yoga teacher for past 10 years told us to practice for at least 15 minutes a day — and then the class would not seem quite as agonizing. He generally said...
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Three lessons
Shoulder-stand, set-up We were in a difficult position or asana, revolved triangle and our faces must have been contorted. Our guest yoga instructor, DL (Nancy Desert Lizard Hearty), said that her...
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New Year’s Resolutions: Intentionality
A number of yoga teachers — perhaps most — ask you to “set your intentions for the class” just as you are beginning. Up till just the other day, I thought this was silly. ‘My intention is to do yoga,...
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My Teachers Dish
“Your hand may be hurting but if you practice this asana often enough your hands will get strong and if you have strong hands, you can do many things.” We were in a lying down position with one leg up...
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Dear Yoga, You are not a Sport.
The articles on yoga as a sport are arriving and just yesterday, Binding Body, Mind and Title, with the sub-title, Competitive Yoga is both Embraced and Found Puzzling in the NY Times by Sara Beck....
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