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Rikers Island Yoga

This post is for the introverts. As much as the big personalities make themselves seen in a place like Rikers, I also see those that are quiet. In the summer the city gets hot but it feels even hotter...

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Adventures in Yoga- When Writing and Yoga Collide

However, a few weeks ago I spent an afternoon with Kathleen Kraft- poet and yogi. Kathleen hosted a workshop where we were able to spend time connecting body, breath and words. I can’t tell you how...

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Have No Fear of Perfection

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Money Yoga

    Money and Life is a documentary that talks about where money comes from (thin air) and how it’s been turned into the way we live our lives and what we can do about it.       Money & Life...

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Rikers Island Yoga (Teaching in Prison)

We are all prisoners, undergoing a life sentence, imprisoned by our own minds. We are all seeking parole, being hostages of our own anger, fear, desire… it is a thin line that separates us from these...

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Yoga in Times Square- Mind Over Madness 2014

    “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ― Charles Bowden   I love the summer. Call it nostalgia but warm weather makes anything possible. Maybe it’s because I’m not wrapped in layers of...

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Kayak Yoga – Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight

Maybe it’s the yoga, maybe it’s because I’m getting older, maybe it’s because I have a newfound sense of freedom since I got my bike- but I’ve been up for trying new things. This was not always so. I...

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Renewing Your Spirit – 5 Ways to Do It

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”  - George Eliot There’s something about autumn that I love and...

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Adventures in Yoga- When Writing and Yoga Collide

However, a few weeks ago I spent an afternoon with Kathleen Kraft- poet and yogi. Kathleen hosted a workshop where we were able to spend time connecting body, breath and words. I can’t tell you how...

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Adventures in Yoga – Bike Yoga

*(I debated whether to go ahead and post this since the bike is gone, but it doesn’t change how I feel about riding my bike. Stay tuned for New Bike Day Part II…) New Bike Day was a few weeks ago and...

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Have No Fear of Perfection

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Relocation Frustration aka Moving Yoga

I had this plan that I would smoothly transition from my old place to my new place. Ha. Cue raucous laugh track. My move was more than just a new place to sleep. It was symbolic of a new life. Though...

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Adventures in Yoga – Trust Me and Surrender

I talk a lot about  the idea of letting go. And the truth is I really mean what I say, but saying it over and over again can sound at best repetitive and at worst, disingenuous. It got me to thinking-...

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Why So Serious? Maintaining Joy in Your Practice

A few days ago a teacher encouraged me to come to class two days per week with nothing but a mindset of letting go. I’m thinking too much. I’ll wait for the shock and awe to sink in. *crickets* This...

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What I Learned from 108 Days of Yoga

Here is a list of the things I had done for more than 108 days in a row: 1. Smoke 2. Quit smoking 3. Breathe 4. Eat 5. Sleep It’s not a very impressive list. I didn’t intend to do 108 days of yoga. It...

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Evolution Revolution aka Birthday Yoga

I’m a May baby. It’s hard not to get reflective around your birthday. On Friday I was walking to class listening to Badu’s Window Seat. This doesn’t make the day unique, I listen to this song a ton,...

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Be Where You Are, When You Are

“You’re running and you’re running and you’re running away. You’re running and running but you can’t run away from yourself.” - Bob Marley I checked out during my hot class. It happens, I’m human. The...

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It’s Not the Size of the Pose but the Motion of Your Flow

I love Friday night yoga. The vibe is mellow. The playlist always has a moody, sleepy, sexy feel. I may have made up the sexy part, I’m projecting. Whatever. It’s also a hot class. Vinyasa in a heated...

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Adventures in Yoga Teaching- Back on Track

Friday was beautiful round these parts. I was strolling home from my community class taking in the sights when I bumped into Daba Briggs, one of my yoga inspirations. Daba is the kind of teacher the...

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Pranayama Yo – Things Can Only Get Better

I have this thought that keeps turning right round like a record. It’s a grand idea, maybe even crazy but I can’t help it, when I’m inspired- look out. To paraphrase the genius Howard Jones while I do...

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