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Receiving by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga It's been one heck of a week. Actually it's been a heck of a couple of months. No, it's not the bad kind of heck. It's actually all been good. Really, really good. It's ... Read on »

Attention and Power by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga When I first learned about nadis and energy flow, I loved the idea that one could influence the flow of energy by breath and attention. It almost seemed to simple to me ... Read on »

Summer Fun by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Welcome to the fun and frivolous post of the summer. Hmmmm...perhaps that's taking it a bit too far. What this really is is a reminder to not take ourselves -- and our y ... Read on »

Getting Out of the Way by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Typically, you're either walking on the trail or, as I like to put it, you're off-roading. My first foray into yoga was, for me, off-roading. I didn't know much about ... Read on »

Rest, Plain and Simple by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Ever have one of those days where you find yourself wondering, "Whoa, where did the time go?" Or, my favorite, "What the heck did I even do today? It all seems like one ... Read on »

Yoga for Your Colon by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Digestion gets a lot of press, doesn't it? There are cleanses, herbs, and a whole host of other techniques to ensure regular digestion. I'm a bit of a before and after p ... Read on »

Open Up and Say Ahhhh by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga It takes a certain amount of openness to take a yoga class for the first time. Granted, yoga is a little more widespread now than it was years ago and there are plenty o ... Read on »

Letting Your Freaky Yoga Flag Fly by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Some say that it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission. I'm inclined to agree with one exception... There was a good chunk of time when I was surrounded by ... Read on »

Freedom from Physical Limitations by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Happy Independence Day, everyone! This one is a little extra special for me, so I'm feeling quite celebratory. (no fireworks necessary). Independence and freedom can be ... Read on »

Being Empty by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga "All phenomena are like illusions." --Buddha When I was a kid, I heard the saying, "When you assume, you make an ass out of u and me." Of course back then it w ... Read on »

What Do You Bring? by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga The popular sports expression, "bring it," implies someone showing what he/she is capable of. It's akin to saying "show me what you've got!" Now if we're applying it to ... Read on »

Practice Far From Perfect by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga I had an experience a while back that was pretty darned close to my worst nightmare -- the reality of me didn't live up to my online persona. Let me explain -- you see, ... Read on »

One Yogi's Approach to Overwhelm by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Yes, it happens -- even us yoga folk suffer from overwhelm. Today I'm suffering from a particularly bad case of The Big O (overwhelm). Here's what I'm doing to take it d ... Read on »

Take a Seat by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Years ago when I went to one of my first yoga-related trainings, I was required to sit on a hardwood floor for hours at a time. Like most Americans, my body was used to ... Read on »

New Season, New Choices by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga I did a lot of Spring Cleaning this year -- and I don't necessarily mean house cleaning (although I did some of that, too). As we head towards summer I'm thinking about ... Read on »

On the Bookshelf by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga As the weather gets warmer, my thoughts turn to outdoor activity. Just yesterday, I took my meditation practice outside and enjoyed feeling the breeze on my skin as I sa ... Read on »

Excuses, Excuses by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga I hear these things all the time in regards to a starting/maintaining a regular yoga (or meditation) practice (yes, I've even used some of these myself): I just d ... Read on »

Karmic Gifts by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga "Karma karma karma karma, karma chameleon You come and go, you come and go." --Culture Club (yes, I am a child of the 80s as well as a yoga practitioner) ... Read on »

Mirror Mirror on the Wall... by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga This has been an exciting week for me -- first Skydiving (Freefallasana with a mantra of wheeeeeeeeeee) and then a day at the spa. I guess it makes sense to follow exhil ... Read on »

Living the Question by Diane C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Yoga Mock me if you must, but I used to watch Friends (and loved it) all the time (you gotta love reruns). One funny scene always stuck out in my mind -- two of the romanica ... Read on »

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