yoga inquiry

The Gift of Presence

The Gift of Presence

Being fully present in the moment is the greatest gift you can offer yourself and others. We humans are wired to seek and thrive in connection with one another, to feel the experience of our life having purpose and meaning, and to emit joy flowing effortlessly through us. The most potent way you can gift yourself and others the felt…

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Kripalu Rules!

“Kripalu” is one of the Hindu words for “compassion.” My weekend at North America’s largest and oldest yoga and retreat center – Kripalu – was filled with just that. Compassion. And of course rules… always with the rules. It was pointed out to me by my dear ol’ dad (numerous times in my teens in fact) that I am either…

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Why Sanskrit?

Why Sanskrit?

  Why do yoga teachers use a language 1000s of years old? Sanskrit is no longer used as a spoken language, yet this oldest language on Earth is still prominent in Yoga classes. Attend enough Yoga classes in various locations, and you will likely arrive in a class some day where the teacher uses only the Sanskrit title to describe the posture…

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