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This Blog is Temporarily on Hold
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I am feeling worlds better thanks to some adjustments of the medicines I take, and the fatigue is gone. In fact, Thursday and Friday I worked out after work and even stayed up past 10pm! Amazing! I am hitting the books again but I’m a little stuck right now on the “spiritual science of yoga” […]
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Temporary Setback
You’ve probably noticed I’m posting less frequently and with less enthusiasm, and yes, there is kind of a reason. I’ve been dealing with some really bad fatigue issues recently. Like, cardio is almost impossible and I’m sleeping 14 hours at a stretch more often than I should. I went to the doctor today to get […]
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Hello Hello Hi
Sorry I’ve been AWOL. It’s not for lack of practice, interest, or studying. I just haven’t had enough time or energy to stop by and update. These days I am learning about how to teach, which is cool and interesting. And my practice is going well–I am feeling differences in each pose and in my […]
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What You Need
One of the latest revelations I’ve had in my yoga studies is that part of being a yoga instructor is about tuning in to what your students need. I never really thought too much about this. I mean, I notice when I take classes that the instructor will usually ask about any injuries or special […]
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What I’ve Learned So Far
First of all, I learned that I will, in fact, get up at 6:00 in the morning to do yoga. I did just that today. Wow and Yay! A lot of people have asked me, half-jokingly I think, what I have learned so far. And so far I have learned that two functions of the […]
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Studying Yoga, Not Doing Yoga
This is exactly what has been happening. Friday I was sick, yesterday I was sick, today I am going hiking and tomorrow I’ve been invited to go play beach volleyball (yay!). I don’t want to overdo it coming off this cold so the soonest I envision myself doing yoga is tomorrow and that’s still a […]
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Yippee!
I was very surprised that my course materials arrived yesterday (while I was home with a cold). Hooray!! I guess they mailed them early because of the holiday weekend? Who knows. So I started studying shortly after ripping the box open and examining all the books. There is a book on breathing technique, a book […]
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Anticipation
As I mentioned, I am (im)patiently waiting for all my course materials to arrive. They come a month at a time, around the 5th of the month, and are focused on asanas (poses), philosophy, anatomy/physiology and teaching skills. Neat! I already read the syllabus and study guide*. But I want more! I’m going to yoga […]
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How I Found Yoga
Or, alternately, how yoga found me. I’ve been thinking a lot about this story and I love telling it. So lucky you! Here it is! Back in 1999 (yes!) I was dealing with a lot of back pain from two different car accidents in the span of 2 years (neither was my fault, fyi). The […]
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The Yoga Diaries 