by svanasana | Oct 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
I first came upon this address in the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. it spoke directly to my heart, moved me deeply, enhancing my awareness of my connection to the world around me. It is known in the Onandaga language as the “Words That Come...
by svanasana | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the meantime I am sharing one of my favorite poems about Summer. It was written by Tom Ryan, Thank you! Enjoy! Summer by Tom Ryan It can happen in any season But the heart has a better chance Of opening to life in the summer. When the clothes come off And we’re...
by svanasana | Jun 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hello Everyone, In an effort to encourage your ongoing home practice I have put a sequence here below. Please realize that it is a guide, a starting place, for you to do as much or as little as you can today. You can find it and other sequences on the resources page...
by admin | Aug 6, 2022 | Benefits of Yoga, Yoga Practice
First of all let us consider that: Alignment = Energy When we are not aligned we leak energy. There are different alignments Within the body itselfBody and BreathBody and MindBody , mind and heart All energy is a vibration. Whether it be: physical, mental,...
by admin | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Stress is a transaction between a person and his / her environment that is appraised as taxing or exceeding resources”. R. Lazarus “Stress is the perception of a physical or psychological threat coupled with the belief that we do not have the...
by Marilyn | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Step one in caring for your body, whether you are sick, injured or healthy is to practice being in it.”Jon Kabat-Zinn “Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. Even when pain has to be endured, yoga teaches us how to use the...
by Marilyn | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
We cannot overestimate the importance of accepting ourselves exactly as we are right now, not as we wish we were or think we ought to be. Kindness, Friendliness and compassion for ourselves as we are, is the first step in practicing yoga mindfully. One of the...
by Marilyn | Aug 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
There are many reasons why people may not be getting a good night sleep. Insomnia or sleep deprivation may be the result of; life’s daily demands, shift work, parenting young children,health problems, anxiety and the list can go on. In 2012 the National Health...
by Marilyn | Jan 3, 2022 | Benefits of Yoga
BKS Iyengar writes, “In the first instance, yoga is not a therapeutic science at all. Yoga is a science for liberating the soul by bringing the consciousness, the mind and the body to a stage of integration.” Though this was its original aim, yoga has many other...
by Marilyn | Oct 5, 2020 | Yoga Practice
Yes there are many sequences available online. Many of those are for experienced students and include a headstand. I offer a sequence here for beginner or level one students, you may still need to adjust the postures, use more props, more or less than the time...
