The real work isn’t trying to change people. It’s speaking your truth. It’s sharing your feelings and saying what you need. Because the purpose of being assertive and cultivating self-care isn’t to convince someone to be different or to try to achieve a certain outcome....
This morning, I was experimenting with 31 #ResistanceBand arrangements for my Aqua Firma class! ✨ In yoga, we don’t have many loading options. It is typically our bodyweight or a light prop, such as a yoga block. Moreover, yoga asana has relatively very little pulling actions....
Adhittana means strong determination. I first encountered this word in 2009 when I did my first Vipassana Meditation. We held our sitting posture without moving any part of the body for an hour (total of 10 hours a day for 10 days = 100 hours)...
Pain and injury can result from underloading or overloading a joint. One of the issues with only practicing yoga is that it can create a scenario for the joints to become underloaded and overloaded at the same time. This is because most yoga classes involve...
In Aquanimous Yoga, we aren't just about being soft and peaceful; we're also about being strong, and wild, and forceful. We tend to emphasize the serenity-inducing, rejuvenating, and stress-reducing aspects of yoga, but the yogic path is also about bringing out our strength and channeling our...
I will start LIVE streaming our Virtual Shala Practice through Zoom tomorrow, April 15, at 9:00AM. I'd love to have you practice with me. It comes with the support, personal interaction and accountability as our studio practice - but one that you can take in the...
Many obstacles to knowing one’s true nature are manifested in the body, for example disease, sluggishness, and dullness. The body profoundly influences and, if in bad condition, impinges on the functioning of mind and intellect. Through the practice of yoga asanas the body is made...
Proprioception is our awareness of where our body is located in space. It is often considered our sixth sense and is arguably as important as our other five senses. Interoception is our awareness of what's going on within the boundary of our own skin. It is our innate...