Embracing Discomfort to Grow
December, 2020
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Dec 23, 2020 - Something that has been uncomfortable for me, and the thing that has helped me grow the most, is learning about teaching yoga. I see growth with students at the University of Vermont that are clearly "uncomfortable", but at the same time, coming back for more because they are growing as people. The power of discomfort is underestimated, and the desire to feel good is probably over emphasized. So..in this fun, and (slightly) uncomfortable class, let's grow together!
Up Next in December, 2020
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Learning From the Darkness
Dec 22, 2020 - Yesterday I was talking about moving into the Light and beyond Darkness. Today, class is about embracing what we have learned from the darkness. This has been an incredible, hopefully once in a lifetime experience, and there is value in taking forward lessons we have learned. No...
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Creating Structure to Find Freedom
Dec. 29, 2020 - I am on a semi-break from teaching at UVM. I always look forward to these breaks, but inevitably it's too much free time, and I long for structure - ironic. And, this is true in yoga, too. I feel in yoga that it would be great to not worry about alignment (structure) of body an...
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Finding Perspective Away from Life's ...
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