Earlier this year I took the final step to earn my certification as an Iyengar Yoga teacher. Among Iyengar yogis, this exam is called assessment. When a teacher in training says, for example, “I’m up for assessment next month.” They will usually get a knowing look – which contains both encouragement and sternness – reminding …
Can we ease the struggle in our yoga practices and in our lives?
Over the weekend, I attended a yoga convention led by Birjoo Mehta, a senior and long-time practitioner of Iyengar Yoga from Mumbai. Throughout the 3 days, he taught us how to access the asanas (poses) that we practice with greater ease and stability. However, before we get to that – what inspired me most was …
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Why Yoga, Mindfulness, and Life?
Although I, like many of us, began practicing yoga because it felt good physically, over years of practice, I began to understand how yoga really is about life. When we manage to fit in a class or get ourselves on our mat, we might begin, like we do in any moment - with thoughts running …
