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Reflecting on Alignment

“Yoga is a mirror, to look at ourselves from within.” — BKS Iyengar When I began taking yoga classes, the teachers would often tell me not to hyper-extend my knees.  I’m quite flexible and several of my joints can be overstretched, particularly my...

Undeniably Yoga Bound (my story, part 5/5)

This post is the 5th & final post in a series detailing my struggle with chronic back pain and my journey to the path of Iyengar Yoga. In making the decision to embrace Yoga full time, I considered many perspectives.  I remember thinking that if any one of my...

My Teacher Training Experience (my story, part 4/5)

This post is the 4th in a series of posts detailing my struggle with chronic back pain and my journey to the path of Iyengar Yoga. Looking back, I can say with confidence that pursuing Teacher Training under the tutelage of Marlene Mawhinney was hands down, the best...

Life with Chronic Pain (my story, part 2/5)

This post is the 2nd in a series of posts detailing my struggle with chronic back pain and my journey to the path of Iyengar Yoga. The years that followed my return from graduate school were some of my darkest days. The pain was relentless. No matter how hard I tried,...

Life Before Yoga (my story, part 1/5)

This post is the 1st in a series of posts detailing my struggle with chronic back pain and my journey to the path of Iyengar Yoga. Growing up, I was by no means what you would call athletic. I enjoyed reading, writing, and artsy stuff. I loved learning and was a good...