Bringing Yoga Home

Below are the first four segments of my columns about the Eight-fold path in The Edge: Soul of the Cities. There are two more to come and I’ll post the links as soon as they are available.

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Sometimes Breathing itself is a Miracle

That miracle is enhanced as the seasons have morphed from Winter to Spring and, now, to Summer. My pleasure in spending time outside has been intensified with the ecstasy of breathing. There has been a heady progression of scent from the earliest sweetness of hyacinths and daffodils to the transcendence of lilacs, to the sensuality of . . . → Read More: Sometimes Breathing itself is a Miracle

Last Saturday Sue showed us how it’s done!

Back when I introduced this to my classes, no one was able to do the Wheel Pose. We could lift either our shoulders up off the floor  or our hips. My goal in introducing the pose was merely to make a start. Several people in my various classes said, rather sadly, “But I used to be . . . → Read More: Last Saturday Sue showed us how it’s done!

The Yoga of Going Green

I came across this article 43 Creative Ways to Reuse or Recycle Your Old Yoga Mat and I love the idea. Most mats come under the heading of things that will still be around when humanity is long gone. There’s not a lot we can do about that, but we can find new ways to keep . . . → Read More: The Yoga of Going Green

A Little Historical Human Potential

Sit on your hands through the lead in and as they sing. They sing well enough, but what comes after is unbelievable!

Remember them as you do your back bends and balance poses.

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A Question of Balance

There is a misconception, I think, about the idea of balance. That somehow if we can achieve the right combination of, say, work, family and time for one’s self, we can then remain in that state indefinitely.

We think of balance as something we can get to and then just stay there. But even something as basic as . . . → Read More: A Question of Balance