Tag Archive | yoga
8 Things for Beginner Yogis
Being a Yoga Teacher is like being a parent in many ways. One major parallel is wanting to share everything you know, so your students can avoid the same pitfalls or learn the same lessons you have. As with parenting, these pitfalls and lessons have to be learned at your own pace with your own […]
Praise to the Sun!
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the Summer Solstice, the day with the longest period of sunlight. It’s the day that summer officially arrives, one of my favorite seasons. So, today, let’s celebrate the sun and celebrate summer. A traditional yogic celebration can include, of course, sun salutations or Surya Namaskara. […]
Finding Balance
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity, but of balance, order rhythm and harmony.” -Thomas Merton (monk, poet, social activist) Hard and soft. Ebb and flow. Yin and yang. Teeter and totter. Life is a balancing act. The thing about balance is that it requires constant adjustment, alignment and calibration. Balance is important in every […]