Category Archives: Yoga

This too shall pass

It’s been a week since I’ve come back from my one-month trip to the island of Boracay.  I haven’t fully recovered.  Not quite but I’m getting there.  I’m almost there. My trip was so exhausting and very disappointing.  As I … Continue reading

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Yoga posing to be an Olympic sport – oh no!

There was a point in my life when I was an active gym member.  I loved the dance classes and supplemented them with strength training.  My yoga practice then took a back seat. Then I had a slight injury on my … Continue reading

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I didn’t practice yoga this morning yet I practiced yoga

I didn’t practice yoga this morning, And while yoga helps calm the mind, My body instead told me, “Never mind.” I went back to bed instead, Another hour and a half of sleep was what I needed. My mind was … Continue reading

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Yoga Dancer’s Pose (nataraja-asana) and the full moon

  the King of the Dance Pose, nataraja-asana, dancer in Sanskrit is nata, and king is raja, Nataraja, another name for Shiva, who is one of the Hindu trinity Brahma.   Shiva is also known as Lord of the Dance, … Continue reading

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Samtosha – Be Content

I learned a new word today at our yoga class.  Samtosha is a Sanskrit word for contentment.  As always and as with anything, it was a message from the Universe.  A gentle reminder.  A gift. The yoga teacher correlated samtosha … Continue reading

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