Illness as Yoga Practice
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
Last week I was knocked down cold by some sort of nasty virus. I had the whole enchilada -- sweats, chills, almost vomit (not a good sign from someone who hasn't actually vomi ...
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Yoga No-Nos
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
What a week it's been in the world of yoga. First, a yoga student sues a Boulder, CO yoga studio owner over an unwanted adjustment during yoga class. Then the financially-stra ...
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Blowing a Little Angry Wind
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
A few days ago, I got rip roaring angry. I felt like one of those cartoon characters that I used to watch every Saturday morning when I was a kid -- the pressure cooker inside ...
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A Musing on Group Think
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
Years ago I was taking a workshop with an excellent teacher who spoke about "group think" in the yoga world. He'd teach us a pose and invariably, someone would say & ...
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Yoga and Your PC Muscle
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
The PC muscle is the poor stepchild in yoga class -- way behind the abdominals, psoas, quads, trapezius, biceps and triceps. Of course there is Mulha Bandha, which puts the yo ...
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Detoxing Yoga Style
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
The fall is now upon us. A great way to let go of the summer and ease our way into the cooler months is by detoxing. This gives our bodies a chance to clear out the old and pr ...
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When is Yoga Dangerous?
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
Just this weekend I had an experience that made a big impression on me. As someone who loves to learn new techniques and styles of yoga, I often attend workshops and trainings ...
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Breaking Patterns with Yoga
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
"Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed down-stairs a step at a time." --Mark Twain A few weeks ago, I was hiking in my favor ...
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Yoga as a Complementary Therapy
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Diane C.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga
What started out as being seen as an esoteric practice that was relegated to the hippie generation (and later defined as the sport of the affluent), yoga is now a force in the ...
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