Fresh and juicy conversations on making yoga a part of your daily life
Lakshmi, the goddess of material and spiritual wealth, of generousity, purity, beauty, grace, charm and fertility stares down at me as I write this post. She looks content, perched upon a lotus flower, dribbling coins in one hand and holding a beautiful urn in the other. (Two other hands wave lotus flowers.) … [Read more...]
It's entirely appropriate that Trudi's profile photo is of her hula hooping - this is a woman with boundless energy and enthusiasm for yoga, and life in general. I had the pleasure of meeting her at Twee's teacher training last October, and am looking forward to catching up with her at Twee's training next week. There is something so wonderful when you meet someone who's experience of yoga, and ethusiasm for it rivals your own. Her and I could sit and talk (and do!) yoga all day long! So … [Read more...]
I'm a-changin'... of that there is no doubt. And it's the most wonderful thing. In situations that I would have run a mile from just three or so weeks ago, I find myself stepping up to the plate, beating heart and all, and dealing with calmly and clearly. This week during my eleven minute practice of sodarshan chakra kriya, I have found myself breathless far more than last week. It's important in pranayama not to force anything, so when I feel breathless, I have a choice. Do I push on … [Read more...]
