Monthly Archives: December 2010

The yoga trio: body, heart, mind

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Stef

This afternoon I had another core yoga session, where we went through two poses, a niyama, and some Sanskrit.  It was an information-intense session; but overall, a good one. The first pose we did was Cow-Face Pose (Gomukhasana). The pose … Continue reading →

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Breathe – and don’t push

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Stef

This afternoon I completed my final workshop for my teacher training program; the topic was “Teaching Yoga to Pregnant Students”.  I chose this workshop because I realized that I didn’t know the first thing about pregnant students. (What poses can … Continue reading →

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Seriously?

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Stef

I had a core yoga session today – and it just wasn’t very good.  And it pains me to say that, for a variety of different reasons: First and foremost, I don’t like to be negative.  I have spent too … Continue reading →

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Pleasant pressure

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Stef

This afternoon I attended a workshop on acupressure.  While acupressure is body work, and does align with various yoga concepts like chakras and kriyas and the like, it still isn’t the same as yoga.  So it felt a little strange … Continue reading →

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Jivamukti – the brand?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Stef

This evening I had a tech session on Jivamukti.  Jivamukti is a style of yoga that started in the US in the 1980s by two Americans who studied with an Indian swami; those two individuals then brought the teachings they … Continue reading →

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