It’s always better when you realize you’ve overcome a major nemesis when you least expect it. When I first started Bikram yoga ten months ago, camel was my fear from day one. I was always scared I’d be left in it too long or I couldn’t breathe and I’d have to lie down for the . . . → Read More: Conquered!
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“Mind over matter or it doesn’t matter” was the quote in yoga today. We were reminded in savasana on our stomach to keep our gaze within the edge of our towel. This keeps the focus inward. Where your eyes look, your mind will follow. By keeping the gaze within the towel, we exercise mind control . . . → Read More: Towel’s Edge Every day in my morning email I find something called a "Gratitude Burst". It gives me a little something extra to start my day with. Today I came across a unique little book by Leslie Levine called "Ice Cream for Breakfast – If you follow all the rules you miss half the fun." Being a . . . → Read More: Gentleness Burst I did it! I did it! I did the one minute camel! (Can you tell I’m jumping for joy?) You might think it’s only 60 seconds and, come on, anybody can do anything for 60 seconds. But, ah, this is camel! Lessons of fear and trust reside in camel. Everyday, still, after eight months, when . . . → Read More: One Minute Camel, for “Camel” As I sit here on the first beautiful beach day on Cape Cod, first through ebb tide, and now as I watch the waves push themselves toward me, I remember the tidal thoughts I had in yoga class this morning. The ebb and flow of the class can be likened to the tide cycle. The . . . → Read More: Tides, Cycles, and Changes In Bikram yoga we are constantly told to "trust in the process". We go through the poses each day and while we may not feel the medical benefits while we're in them, after consistent practice, many things in our bodies will grow, change, and heal almost magically. The bad knee is gone. Lower back problems . . . → Read More: Trust in the Process On The Voice last week, Celo Green picked a country artist. He said he wanted to go to a place where he's never been. These past few weeks in yoga, our teachers have been asking us to "go to a place we've never been before" in each pose. They tell us to push until we . . . → Read More: A Place I’ve Never Been Before I haven’t spoken about my yoga experience for quite some time now. There was just the need to keep on practicing and watch things change and evolve over time. Just last week I noticed a new development in my practice. My practice used to be very studio centered, even though I would take what I . . . → Read More: God Does Yoga Too Everyday in yoga, when we do our 20 second savasanas, the teacher says, “Heels touch, toes fall open.” She consistently reminds us that our heels must touch. Then, when we are on our stomachs, she says, “Toes touch, heels fall open”. She was very specific about the heels or toes touching in all savasanas. When . . . → Read More: Heels Touch, Toes Fall…. You find silence in some odd places. On Monday I went to a silent Bikram yoga class. The teacher only told the pose and when to begin, then she’d say 5 seconds, and then release. She played cool music the whole time. It was a very unique experience from what I am used to. At . . . → Read More: Silent Bikram |
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