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Category Archives: Eastside Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga School
Going with the flow
Can you think on your feet? What would you do if “the game changed” on you?
Don’t forget to breathe
“Don’t forget to breathe.” ~from the movie “The Forbidden Kingdom“ How many times have you caught yourself holding your breath when you’re faced with a challenge?
I taught my first yoga class
Do you remember how it felt to ride a bike for the first time? The training wheels. The wobbliness as you tried to travel in a straight line. Falling over and getting a bruise from the handlebars. It was all … Continue reading
Final Class for Yoga School
Yoga shala started earlier than usual and Dianne was determined that we stay on schedule. We needed to take a group photo, write a test, practice yoga, do some kirtan chanting and share in a final feast. Seemed like an … Continue reading
Compassionate Cuisine workshop with Renee
Food, glorious food! I love to eat. I love to cook. I love to talk about eating and cooking too. It seemed that there were lots of people just as excited to do the same because the studio was packed … Continue reading
A Quiz at Yoga School
It was time to test our knowledge again. Dianne gave us a short half hour quiz to see how much we’d retained since returning to yoga school after the holidays. She tried to keep it casual. The questions covered material … Continue reading
Prenatal Yoga Workshop
Been a busy week. Didn’t have much chance to sit at the computer and write. I find that I miss it when I don’t leave time for personal reflection. Trying to carve out a little space now, between work and … Continue reading
Ayurveda Workshop with Dr. Sisira
No asanas for this Sunday session of shala. We learned about Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga, from Dr. Sisira Premarathna. A gentle, quiet man who learned his craft from his father and grandfather. A third generation Ayurvedic doctor. One … Continue reading
Saturday afternoon at Yoga School
A mixed bag of yoga school fun on a Saturday afternoon.
Yoga therapy with Lynn Medow
One of the many things that I enjoy about yoga school is learning from the teachers who had trained Dianne. They’ve been extremely supportive in the development of the shala at Eastside Yoga. They’ve had experience with yoga, in how … Continue reading