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What is Asana?
Asana is a Sanskrit word that loosely translates as “poses” or “postures” in English. Asana is one of the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga. When the average Westerner thinks of yoga, they think of the asanas. It’s great to see that so many Westerners are finding yoga but we also feel that as a result, yoga has become […]
Meditation program a ‘game changer’ for rough schools
Here’s another arrow — or astra, if you will — in the quiver arguing for allowing yoga and meditation in schools and for kids and young adults. It is an Op-Ed from the San Francisco Chronicle. The author, David Kirp, is a well-respected professor at UC Berkeley who has a reputation for telling things like they are […]
Chaturanga Do’s and Don’ts
Via Athleta Oh, chaturanga dandasana. We’ve had a long and complicated relationship. I remember my first few yoga classes way back when, and how it was unclear to me that people were not in fact lowering themselves all the way to the floor. They were – gasp – hovering! And when I first tried you, […]
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear.
~ Tim Ferriss, The Four Hour Work Week