A Beautiful Gift from Ashtanga Yoga Student to Teacher

The Connection Between Ashtanga Yoga Student and Teacher I had the fortune of being an Ashtanga Yoga student at Jois Yoga in Greenwich before it closed recently. Two aspects that stood out at Jois were: Universal respect for the traditional yoga practice High degree of respect/reverence for the teachers Most of the practitioners I befriended seemed to be extremely dedicated […]

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Bigthink: How to Increase Willpower

Via Big Think: Another example of a brain hack is that, again on the subject of willpower, that self-control is a resource that can be built up with practice.  And so whether it’s in children or in adults, the idea that we can somehow build up a mental capacity by practicing it, right?  The principle […]

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