by stephtenceryoga | Sep 22, 2017 | Personal, Philosophy, Practice, Shut Up & Yoga
Do you struggle with your yoga practice? Do you wonder, ‘am I pushing myself too hard?’ or conversely, ’should I be trying harder?’ My latest article for Shut Up & Yoga takes a look at the value of exploring (and the challenge of navigating) these difficult...
by stephanie | Aug 28, 2016 | Personal, Practice, RIMYI
Why Study at RIMYI?? In my last blog post, I attempted to provide a sense for the richness of the learning environment when I am here, at RIMYI (the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute in Pune, India) fully immersed in yoga. My time now is nearing an end and...
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 | 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...
by stephanie | Apr 18, 2013 | IYAC, Teacher Training
Any serious yoga student will tell you that regardless of how much you practice, sometimes, practice alone is not enough. You also need to put in the time. If I practice a pose for 12 hours straight does that guarantee that I will master it? Of course not, and in...
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