I am playing catch-up on the blog today as I combine our June 10th & June 17th classes in this blog. Now you will have a full slate of poses, breath and inspiration. Enjoy! And as we wind down our Restore series until our return in September, I invite you to visit the blog for [...]
This week's class was brought to you by the Letter J and the Letter P - that is Jillian Pransky. The inspiration for the poses and the guidance was Jillian Pranksy's new Yoga DVD, Calm Body Clear Mind. I am adding the link to her website for ordering information and to experience a free restorative [...]
I am a list person. I love "To Do" lists and checking off all that I have done. Sometimes I have so many lists around that I must date them. Here is one more list worth keeping, 10 Ways to Save Your Day by Kate Hanley, Body + Soul Magazine. Check out a few of [...]
Are you wondering how my deviant plan to get my girls to do housework while I am teaching is going? It is actually working (2 days into it). I came home not to the mess but to their rooms clean, the wash folded and the downstairs dusted. Whether or not they just did it 5 [...]
Why does one story resonate with us more than another? I am referring to this connection and tugging at my heart that I have with one Matthew Knoebel. I first heard of his story (and there are so many) from Patch, the online local paper. He is an 8th grader at Penndale Middle School in [...]
Good Morning, good morning, watch how I start my day! Seriously, watch how you start your day. Slow motion or groggy, leftovers from the day before, or maybe with renewed energy. Watch yourself during the day. What is your peak, your valley during the day? Just become aware. There are all kinds of goodies in [...]
Kosha, Santosha, Dosha and MoshiI just love rhyming words. All those except for Moshi are related to Eastern medicine and yoga philosophy. If you want to know what a Moshi is ask my 8 year old daughter. So Santosha, Dosha aside, this week's blog will be about the Koshas. I will give a brief [...]
I just attended a Restorative Yoga Training with Jillian Pransky at Kula Heart Yoga in Bethlehem over the weekend. I was asked why I was there since this was an abridged version of her Teacher Training that I took over a year ago. "It was time." I replied. A year in teaching restorative, a year [...]
