From Yoga Gems: “So long as we are on automatic, we are propelled by our own habit patterns, and this merely reproduces our state of unenlightenment. The moment we introduce mindfulness, however, we can control undesirable thoughts, motivations, emotions, and actions and activate their positive counterparts.” – Georg Feuerstein With renewal of spring, I was inspired by the illuminationContinue reading “Reading from Class week of 4/9/2013: Georg Feuerstein on “Mindfulness””
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Readings from Class: Transitioning to Spring with Charles Dickens and Sarah Ban Breathnach
Week of 3/25: “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens, Great Expectations The experience of teaching in the Back Bay and walking between classes this time of year always inspiresContinue reading “Readings from Class: Transitioning to Spring with Charles Dickens and Sarah Ban Breathnach”
Playlist: Transitioning to Spring – March to April (3/24-4/7)
This playlist was heavy on the Sigur Ros as I finally saw them live last week. An amazingly powerful experience! The most commented tracks from this playlist so far have been: Xavier Rudd – Follow The Sun Josh Ritter – Change of Time Sigur Ros – Fjögur píanó (beautiful haunting track from Savasana)
Readings from Class: More of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra 1.33
Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali 1.33: I.33 maitrî-karuñâ-muditopekæâñâä sukha-duïkha-puñyâpuñya-viæayâñâä bhâvanâtaå citta-prasâdanam I have focused my study and practice on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 1.33 (Chapter 1, verse 33) more fully over the last month. During this process, I have continued to share different translations and commentary on this sutra in classes. From The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali:Continue reading “Readings from Class: More of Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtra 1.33”
Playlist: March 2013 (~3/10-3/24)
The beautiful savasana track on this playlist and the chill classes during this time was the work of local artist and yogini Liz Glow. On this track Liz shares her amazing vocal gift. She and Jackie O. have played during my savasanas at the Yoga Loft Marblehead and during workshops and events at B YogaContinue reading “Playlist: March 2013 (~3/10-3/24)”
Yoga Anatomy Visualization or Yoga in Muscle Leggings
Check out this really cool demonstration by my friend, web designer and Boston Yoga Teacher Bethania Bacigalupe in her muscle leggings! Yoga Anatomy Visualization – Asana Study #1 by Bethania I’m really psyched to see Bethania’s sweet video with the cool backing track (Emancipator’s “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough”) get featured on Yoganaomymous’s e-newsletterContinue reading “Yoga Anatomy Visualization or Yoga in Muscle Leggings”
Reading from class: Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra 1.33
In the first book of the Yoga-Sūtra, Patañjali offers 7 practices to minimize distractions of the mind. Pada 1.33 describes how we should relate/respond to all beings/others. I.33 maitrî-karuñâ-muditopekæâñâä sukha-duïkha-puñyâpuñya-viæayâñâä bhâvanâtaå citta-prasâdanam This week I am sharing Chip Hartranft’s translation from his book The Yoga-Sūtra of Patañjali, which adds a Buddhist perspective to the scienceContinue reading “Reading from class: Patañjali’s Yoga-Sūtra 1.33”
Playlist: end of February 2013
Reading from class: one of my favorite quotes is from Abraham Lincoln (for President’s Day week)
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better”. — Abraham Lincoln
Reading from Class: (Self-) love and equanimity by Sri Swami Satchidananda
“Don’t love only your fellow humans. Love everyone and everything equally. All things are your fellow beings, not only humans. By loving everything you are really loving yourself. Everything is nothing but the expression of yourself. If you stand in front of a mirror, you love that reflection. You smile at it and it smilesContinue reading “Reading from Class: (Self-) love and equanimity by Sri Swami Satchidananda”