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Every breath you take
From inside the foggy bubble it's hard to tell where you are. If you are a fan of heavy-metal clothing brand Affliction – admittedly not really likely if you’ve found yourself on this page – then you...
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Looking back on a year of yoga
A heap of jewel-bright Iyengar bracelets. It was cookie night last night, by which I know that it’s officially Christmas time, and year’s end. We made Cappuccino Shortbreads, Peppermint Patties,...
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How do you end a practice break?
It's time to come inside now. Your mat is waiting for you. Surely one of the most unfair parts of being human is that good habits are hard to form and easy to lose, while bad habits rub against your...
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The value of knowing what you don’t know
Don't drop that question mark. It might be your most valuable yoga prop.Last night after class, I asked a student how her home practice was going. A few weeks earlier, we’d met privately to work out a...
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What would happen if? A new look at New Year’s resolutions
No, it's usually not this bad, but sometimes it is. For as long as I can remember I’ve been a sucker for New Year’s resolutions. I always want to improve myself, to trade this very imperfect human...
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Taking off and landing: how poses are like airplanes
Taking flight? Here's to an unhurried takeoff and a safe landing. I spent two years of my 20s working as a flight attendant. Time long ago erased any memory of where to find the first aid kit on a...
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Rare birds and yoga poses: what I learned from Jawahar Bangera and the...
Lots of birds, and lots of cover for them.Alan and I met the bird watcher in the parking lot of the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve a few miles north of Palm Springs. He was sitting on the tailgate of his...
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A relaxing way to think about yoga and belly fat
Who knew that working on your abdominals could be so relaxing? Belly fat has been more than usually on my mind for the past few weeks. First Style Craze, an Indian style and beauty blog, asked me for...
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Lessons in letting go from B.K.S. Iyengar
In the week and a bit since B.K.S. Iyengar died, this has become my new favorite quote. And as each day passes, I am more grateful to him for setting such a good example of a happy life and a majestic...
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The Lunacy of Trying to Be Better
What if trying to be better keeps you from being present? When I first heard my teacher Ingelise talk about “the lunacy of trying to be better,” I was not convinced. Of course we try to be better,...
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