Walk to William Penn House Class (Tuesday Nights @ 6:30pm)
It is beautiful rain or shine, bright or dark, every season of the year. Come join us if you are in town. All levels welcome. Therapeutic and more advanced alternatives offered where needed.
Puddles (and Prakasha and Vimarsha)
In the tantric yoga philosophy, two key concepts are that of prakasha and vimarsha–light and reflection. Prakasha is the fullness of the light of consciousness itself; vimarsha, the reflection of the light that is our own individual recognition of the… (READ MORE)
Signs Around Town
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
New Toy (and Samskaras)
The guy in the Apple store in Georgetown who showed me why I really wanted to walk out of the store with the IPad 2 had never heard the song “New Toy.” The year it came out, I was in… (READ MORE)
Time to Pause
To be able to be most fully present when being active, it is crucial to pause, to be quiet and still, to nap, to allow enough time for a good night’s sleep. Resting and being quiet does not just mean… (READ MORE)
Alignment Instruction?
Whether reaching on or off the mat, we want to keep the upper arm bone integrated into the shoulder socket. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
On the Bus
Just guessing that the bare feet on the bus are not a fashion statement, but a reaction to painful high heels. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Found Exhortation (with Special Dispensation)
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
108 Sun Salutations and Four Two-Minute Handstands (more or many fewer) and Samskara Revisited
Last night at group practice, after doing a centering focused on using yoga to dissolve samskaras (see yesterday’s blog post on this topic), I told the group how I had been inspired by a Facebook exchange between Noah Maze and… (READ MORE)
Fraying at the Seams (and Samskaras)
I have spent most of the last three days working from home so that I could be on site while repairs ensuing from the earthquake and hurricane were done. I’ve been luckier than most in the path. The damages I… (READ MORE)