by stephanie | Mar 26, 2016 | Personal, Philosophy
It feels like almost every day a new brand of yoga emerges. I’m not familiar with many disciplines of yoga (as Iyengar Yoga is all I’ve ever studied) but I figure there ought to be merit to various approaches. What I find interesting though, is the broad range of...
by stephanie | Jul 9, 2015 | Personal, Philosophy, Practice
A concept that BKS Iyengar often referred to when discussing practice is ‘effortless effort’. I remember the first time I heard that phrase. It really struck me. I immediately understood it to mean a deliberate, well-intentioned practice, but without strain or...
by stephanie | Feb 6, 2015 | Random, Uncategorized
I can’t help but be taken by the beauty of each asana. This afternoon I engaged in some digital arts & crafts and ended up with this collage 🙂
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...
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