Archive for Chakras

Independence: The 3rd Chakra

July 1, 2011 No Comments

Celebrate your independence this weekend by connecting with your third chakra, the place of personal power.  The United States was born because of the desire for freedom, to give the individual power and rights.  In celebration of all of this, we can connect to our third chakra, and stimulate our own personal power from within ...

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Clear Sight

June 1, 2011 1 Comment

Our eyes are a critical tool for seeing the world around us.  However, we utilize our eyes for so much more:  We see with our eyes, express with our eyes, decipher information with our eyes, and communicate with our eyes.  Raising the eyebrows, scrunching the forehead, squinting, and laughing are just a few of the ...

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Sun Pose: Powerful and Radiant in the New Year

January 11, 2011 2 Comments

Beginning the New Year faced with all sorts of resolutions and plans to “get better” can be daunting.  It is easy for little things to throw us off our path, even if we have the best of intentions.  Sun pose is an excellent way to get grounded again, to feel powerful, open and ready for ...

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Wisdom Pose: Time with Yourself

November 29, 2010 1 Comment

In this busy holiday season I notice that my students are being pulled in a million directions, leaving little time for themselves, and leaving themselves for last.  Here is a quick way to get quiet and find your center, especially on days when you are putting everyone else first. In Wisdom Pose (also called Child’s ...

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The Second Chakra: Stay warm and get strong!

November 2, 2010 4 Comments

Chakra means “wheel” in Sanskrit, literally a spinning wheel of energy.  We have seven of these energy centers in our body from the genitalia (root chakra) to the crown of the head.  Each Chakra corresponds loosely to bundles of nerve endings in the body. The Second Chakra The second chakra is located just below the ...

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The Yoga Space

Did you know that the space in which you do yoga can affect your practice?  In fact, every aspect...

Discovery

What fun it is to watch a child’s first easter egg hunt — the experience of such amazement and...

The Yoga of Transitions

Last week was moving week for me, and although the move was only 2 blocks away, it was as...

Yoga for Tax Season Stress

Anyone doing their taxes and getting really stressed out about it?  I just started mine, I felt really organized...

Creativity

We as humans are naturally creative creatures.  When we allow ourselves to create without judgement, we are allowing our mind...

Yoga and Live Sitar Nov 21st!

Special treat for Thanksgiving week… Yoga and Live Sitar! Monday November 21st 5:30pm Bob Markey will be joining us...

Halloween Yoga

Here are some poses to celebrate Halloween in a yogic way! Note: names of poses have been changed in...

New Morning Classes!

We are now holding classes Mondays 7-8am, Wednesdays 6-7am, and Saturdays 8:30-9:45am.  These classes will be held in addition...

Finding Space and Ease

Finding space in our lives is a great way to practice yoga — whether in a yoga class or...

Balance

Balance poses are very frustrating for many people!  Many say that progress in the balance pose in yoga is...