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How to learn from the goals we don’t achieve

September 9, 2010 by Elissa Jordan 4 Comments

by guest author Elissa Jordan Seems I don’t trust myself. I’ve recently committed myself to a 30-day sadhana or committed practice through 30 days of yoga. And as a result I’ve not gone anywhere near my yoga mat for days. Every morning I wake up and I have a talk with myself about how today is going to be different. Today I’m going to get up early. Today I’m going to respect my commitment. Today I’m going to practice yoga. And then the excuses start - too tired, too stressed, too … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: 30 day sadhana, Elissa Jordan, kindness

Is it wrong to mix different yoga traditions in one practice?

July 26, 2010 by Elissa Jordan 6 Comments

Mary Grace & James Onnikian demonstrating Acro Yoga

by guest author Elissa Jordan When I step onto my mat at home for a personal practice I see it as my practice. It is a practice made up of teachers, books,workshops and what feels good for my body at that time. It's got elements of Astanga, Acro Yoga, Vinyasa Flow, Iyengar, Sivananda and Kundalini. It suits my mood and my tempo. Sometimes it's fast, sometimes slow, sometimes intense, sometimes restorative. It's mine. But when I was recently in India a teacher commented to me that yoga is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Going to Class Tagged With: Elissa Jordan

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