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Taking a Yoga Walk
Dec. 9, 2021 - I continue to learn new lessons from my current book, "The Extended Mind." The most recent thing is how helpful it is for the mind to be moving the body, whether it's just a little are super vigorously. The author mentions the value of all kinds of movement...from running a marat...
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In Awe of the Breath
Dec 6, 2021 - Over the weekend the yoga training at UVM had the opportunity to see cadavers and learn more about bodies, from the inside out. It was amazing!
And then, after the cadaver experience, a group of us went to Lake Champlain for a dip in December water...just to remind ourselves tha...
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Putting Your Train on the Tracks for the Week
Nov 29, 2021 - It's the Monday after Thanksgiving, and instead of being thrown into the week, it feels good to take charge and set the direction you want to go...to lay down your tracks. Thanks what we'll do in the class today.
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Mind and Body Connection
Nov. 24, 2020 - I read an article about how the mind and body are much more connected than we may have thought. Really cool...in this practice we'll think about opening and stretching the body as a way to open and stretch the mind. And...here's a link to the article -- https://www.nytimes.com/2...
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Releasing Trauma and Stress From The Body and Mind
Nov. 11, 2020 - In this class we'll gently release stored stressful energy in the body with gentle, simple physical movements. The class starts with a calming seated meditation.
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The Body as a Meditation
Jan 4, 2021 - It's amazing with have out bodies that offer so much. Today in class we appreciate what our bodies have to offer, and us the sensations of the body as a meditation. Enjoy being embodied today. :-)
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Body Awareness
September 16, 2021 - Today our focus is on using our body as a meditation. Enjoying really experiencing being in each posture. Enjoy!
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Take It All In
August 24, 2021 - One of the things I love the most about riding my motorcycle is that it really helps you to be in the present moment…experiencing all the world has to offer through the senses.
And, one of the things I love about the yoga practice is it is inviting you to do the same. Today we...
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Rain
July 13, 2021 - This morning I woke to the wonderful sound of rain. I love the sound of rain, along the the smell, the rhythm, how everything is cleaner after a rain storm. Rain is awesome. :-)
In terms of yoga, it’s nice to bring aspects of rain inside while it’s raining — connecting to your...
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Finding An Anchor
Nov. 23, 2021 - I have been teaching this morning class every weekday for more than a year and a half...since the beginning of the pandemic. It really feels like an "anchor", and just to be sure, I decided to look up the work "anchor". Here is a definition:
-- a person or thing that provides s...
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Seeing and Being Seen
August 30, 2021 - Jane & I just finished teacher a 5-day intensive for the UVM Yoga Teacher Training. One of the things that I find so valuable in the training is the students having the experience of being seen, and practicing seeing each other. At the end of the training everyone walked around...
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Awakening the Feet
Sept. 8, 2021 - In this practice we awakening the feet to deepen our sensory experience.