Posted by chai on July 27th, 2009 in yama / niyama, yoga
There’s almost nothing I look forward to more, than planning a vacation. I consider it another kind of yoga. Seriously, at its best it’s an extended svasana (corpse pose), my personal mini daily vacation.
That this experience was shared amongst 4 of my closest friends made this experience that much more memorable. We couldn’t have predicted [...]
Posted by chai on July 12th, 2009 in balance, new york yoga, yama / niyama
Once the word gets out that you practice yoga, and that you practice regularly, people approach you with a myriad of reactions and questions. I tell people that I practice yoga, but I try to build a balanced practice, and make a concerted effort to not just practice asanas. To my surprise, I’ve found that most [...]
Posted by chai on July 5th, 2009 in teacher training, yoga
After talking about it for some time, I’ve decided to begin teaching again. Start off slowly with privates, and see where things go. While I put together the essentials of the flyer, Josh polished it off. He had experience as a private chess tutor for many years, and he vouches that the flyer thing works. [...]
Posted by chai on July 5th, 2009 in yoga
I was ecstatic that the sun came out today, and that I was able to take my sun salutations where it belonged, outside. I did an extra sun salutation just to express my gratitude. Practicing in the Park, is something I’ve added to my repertoire this summer. As the economy slackened, and my husband went [...]