by stephanie | May 3, 2015 | Asana, Personal, Photos, Practice
A funny thing happened to me the other day. I approached the mat with the intention of practicing backbends. I spent much of the morning looking forward to a vigorous and uplifting afternoon practice. Then, as I settled onto my mat, it was not long before I realized...
by stephanie | Jan 17, 2015 | Asana, Personal, Philosophy, Practice
In my early days as a yoga student, one of my first teachers said something that has always stuck with me. He said that as beginners, we come to yoga with legs and arms. Then, as we progress in our practice we no longer have just legs and arms, but we have an upper...
by stephanie | May 28, 2014 | Personal, RIMYI
I’ve been home for more than 5 months, but I’m finally ready to share with you a little bit about a very special experience I had during my last visit to Pune. I was there in December and shared in the celebrations for BKS Iyengar’s 95th birthday....
by stephanie | Dec 27, 2013 | Personal, Practice, RIMYI
It’s hard to believe but it’s already been 4 weeks since I arrived at the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune. Only 3 days left until my departure back to Toronto! My time here, without a doubt, has been rich. It’s funny because I originally thought I...
by stephanie | Nov 18, 2013 | Asana, Practice
A while back, I went through a phase in my practice where I was doing a lot of Urdhva Prasarita Padasana. I worked on lifting my straight legs up. I worked on lowering my straight legs down. I worked on lifting and lowering in stages. I worked with my arms raised...
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