Yoga is a great metaphor for balance or going with the flow in life. But lately I’ve been thinking about how it’s also a good symbol for bringing about and adjusting to a change in routine. Because sometimes even a practice can seem a bit routine, albeit a routine I…
No matter how many years since grade school, there is something about fall, and particularly that time around Labor Day weekend and September settling in, that says it’s time to be back in school. This year, of course, that will look very different. I still find myself wanting to get…
With the shift to live streaming classes, one thing that changed for several streaming classes for some of my classes was the exclusion of a playlist. And you know what? At first…I didn’t really notice. Perhaps I should begin with the admission that I love music. Love it. I used…
Over the last year, I began looking periodically at the yamas and niyamas, sets of guiding principles in yoga on living an ethical life. While both are part of the eight limbs of yoga, one way of differentiating between the two is thinking of the yamas as providing guidance on interacting…
This past spring I have come to feel even more grateful for my practice, both as a physical practice and for the studio from which I take class. Last month I talked about the importance for me of continuing to participate in the community, and before that about movement and…
This month sees us continuing to practice social distancing and take classes online from home. In last month’s post, I mentioned again the warm community at The Mat Yoga Studio and how this community still flourishes this spring even while the physical location has been temporarily closed. But with that,…