Moving. For Real.

Guys I wrote this week's posts last week - and as I'm writing this post all my stuff is being taken away. I'm literally sitting on a bare wooden floor in a mostly empty house. It's just me and the computer. Everything else is packed up and loaded in moving trucks. Yes, we got a house and we're moving in today (6/25)! However, we don't have internet set up yet at the new house, and I can't necessarily predict when it will be started. SOOO... I don't know when my next post will be. Hopefully within a week or 2. Wish me luck being internet-less.... and don't forget about me. oh and do Yoga!

photo source: fuckyeahyoga

Obsessed!

Yoga should be done 6 days or so a week. Do it regularly. It's a whole lifestyle to be adopted really. An outlook and a plan. I've talked about Tapas before... this is it.

The Sun is Always Shining

"...one of the simplest yet most beautiful teachings of tantra, of yoga and of my own teacher John Friend is that the sun is always shining, even when it's night, even when there's a storm, even when you can't see it. The light is always present: even when we are having a bad day, when we wake up tired, when we are in a bad mood, when we feel lost, scared, angry. The sun is always shining. The light is always radiant."

- BLOG.MARIACRISTINAYOGI.COM (Certified Anusara Teacher)
excerpt from her recent blog post 'different universes'

The 5 Most Common Alignment Mistakes in Meditation - (Video)

I meditate all the time. I've been taught meditation by many teachers and I've taught meditation to lots of people. I've always been able to explain to people how to sit - but not real great at explaining why, so I'm glad that I found this video a couple days ago. In this video Amy Ippoliti (amazing Anusara teacher extraordinaire) explains the 5 most common alignment mistakes in meditation, why they hurt, and how to fix them. If you experience discomfort during meditation then this video may help you out because it's the best explanation of this topic I've ever heard.

 

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Do You Teach Hot Yoga?

In moving, my husband and I keep meeting people that are so excited to hear that I teach yoga. What is the first question they all ask? Do you teach HOT YOGA!? Um... no.

I don't have anything against hot yoga - I've done it... it's fine. I was supposed to teach it once, but that didn't happen. It's still such a weird question to me. Is that the most popular yoga in Boise? Is it just the only style they have heard of? I don't know, but whenever we mention that my favorite style is Anusara we get blank glazed stares. There are Anusara-Inspired teachers in the area - I'm a little weirded out to keep meeting people that have never heard of it.

I'm so used to my little world where its All Anusara - All the Time... it's like I've forgotten that it's not as widespread and well known as I feel like it is. Hrmph. Guess I'll just have to get out there and tell them about it.

Be Skeptical

 “Be skeptical of your own thoughts, question what you know, and don’t believe everything your mind says.” - Hareesh Wallis

My left hand is on my ankle - you just can't see it.

PS: I don't know what's up with Blogger... but I can't comment on my own freakin' blog! So just know that I'm not actually ignoring you guys... it's just freakin' broken.

Rodney Yee on the Heart Chakra - (Video)

For those of you that are not such yoga geeks as I - Rodney Yee mainly teaches Iyengar Yoga, but tends to follow his own practice these days. The very first yoga DVD I ever bought was a Rodney Yee DVD, and while I may have wandered into other things I very much respect his knowledge as a teacher. He certainly knows his subtle body anatomy better than I do. I need to study up more on these things.

Rodney Yee "The Heart Chakra" from Omega Institute on Vimeo.