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What to do on the Weekend? Recharge!
As soon as I saw this, I had to share with you! I think everyone will relate to at least one of these points. Right? Enjoy the hot room if that’s in store for you. I’m going to take a hike Image via...
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Emmy Cleaves’ Wisdom ~ Bikram Yoga
Emmy Cleaves is a teacher extraordinaire. She’s been a master teacher at Bikram Yoga for a long time – witnessing her lead a class is pure inspiration. As someone wrote on Twitter, “she’s the real...
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Inner Peace ~ Yoga
You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul. Illuminated emancipation, freedom, unalloyed and untainted bliss await you, but you must...
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Hiking past the hot room ~ Bikram Yoga
Hot. This morning, I woke up and wasn’t feeling the need for a heated practice. Although I had planned to go to Bikram Yoga, my warm blooded body was telling me that it needed the cool fresh air. It...
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About Nauli Kriya, by Joseph Encinia ~ Yoga
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge Nicolaus Copernicus ~ Today I had the lovely privilege of interviewing Joseph Encinia,...
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Feeding the Skin after Bikram Yoga
My skin has a stubborn attitude. Like a yo-yo dieter, over the past few months I have been starving and feeding it products in hopes of balancing out its moodiness. It’s been nothing short of a...
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Championing Life Through Yoga Asana ~ in LA Yoga Magazine
I am so honoured to have had my article published in LA Yoga Magazine. As I mentioned on the publication’s Contributor’s Page: “Hearing and retelling Cynthia and Joseph’s stories was humbling. These...
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Bikram Yoga Truth…
Recently, I read a post titled “Ten Things Noone Will Tell You About Hot Yoga” on http://www.babble.com and thought it was spot on. For me, everything tastes amazing after a Bikram Yoga session (see...
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Yoga Alchemy
Alchemy: the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned particularly with attempts to convert common metals into gold. I remember a moment in class when Bikram said something along the lines of, “All...
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It’s all about the 90 minute cycle… and a snack
At the 80-minute mark in the hot room, I find that the going gets tough. If you can relate, an excerpt from Entrepreneur Magazine’s: The Art of Efficiency, may put some perspective to the 90-minute...
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Your Own Worst Enemy ~ Bikram Yoga
Picture the scene: You’re not even in Locust but knowing it’s the next posture in the series has you feeling exhausted. Your mind is suddenly churning the familiar self-talk, “This posture is so tough....
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Inspired… by the Process.
Have you read the latest US Yoga Journal editor’s letter by Charity Ferreira? I just did, and was immediately inspired. Her first sentence included a quote by British writer, Eden Phillpotts: “The...
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Quiet the Mind ~ A Seated Meditation
The beauty of Bikram Yoga, for me, is that I am able to retreat into a form of meditation. I transition to the beat of the class’ drum — movement, then stillness… movement, then Savasana…. I feed off...
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Distracted? Read on…
Here’s one way to justify distractions: “It’s just an accident that we happen to be on earth, enjoying our silly little moments, distracting ourselves as often as possible so we don’t have to really...
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A Tale of Two Yogas ~ Guest Post by Lala P
I’m so happy to share this eloquent post about living through yoga, written by my Bikram buddy – also Bikram-certified teacher – Lala P. Enjoy! . A Tale of Two Yogas Lala P. . When Marina asked me to...
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You are the author…
… you are the artist… of your own life. I have been committed to a seated meditation challenge since I blogged about it a couple of weeks ago: Quiet the Mind ~ A Seated Meditation and have been asking...
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Wisdom via Moon Juice’s Tumblr
I’ve been toggling back and forth between work and Moon Juice’s Tumblr page — I just love it. Here’s the link: http://moonjuicevenice.tumblr.com/ In a website featuring plenty, I’m sharing with you...
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The Silver Lining (Life in Yoga) …
Santa Monica #nofilter Readers, I had the toughest class today. No joke. T — O — U — G — H — E — S — T. It was one of those sweaty sessions where I felt the intense heat as soon as I walked into the...
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Water, sweat, salt… Dilemmas in the hot spot
I’m the first to admit that I am the last to step into class on many an occasion. This means, I am usually standing in the hottest spot in the room as it is the only spot available! Faced with this...
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