yoga meets Buzzfeed

75 Thoughts Everyone* Has While Completing a Home Yoga Practice

*or maybe it’s just me

Mat unrolled, pose list out, music cued, let’s do this.
Wait, I don’t have my water bottle.
Can the neighbors see me through the windows?
But if I close…

yama study

Reflection Journal Homework Assignment #3

For this reflection, we were asked to ponder one of the five yamas — how it’s played a role in our lives in the past and in the present, and any issues or difficulties we experience with it. At first, I struggled to find a yama to write…

hotel yoga

This past week was the first big test for my home practice regimen since teacher training began. Early Tuesday morning, I left for my company’s big annual conference, in Orlando this year. In between reviewing and fixing 30-plus presentations, writing instant recap posts for the corporate blog, filming live…

changing habits (or trying)

Reflection Journal Homework Assignment #2

For this two-week stretch, we were asked to change an established habit. As a habit-loving, routine-loving, change-hating type of person, I found the exercise quite difficult. So difficult, in fact, that I tried…

current home practice

Reflection Journal Homework Assignment #1
Home Practice

[mentioned on TT app]
When I bought my home last year, I prioritized finding a place with a dedicated “yoga room” and created grand plans for remodeling the lower-level den in the…

no, but seriously

A few days ago, most of the trees around here sprouted their green leaves, seemingly overnight. This was after a long wait during which I (like every year, it seems) wondered if the leaves were stuck in their barely-budding stage for far longer than usual.

class observation #1

Class: Level 1
Class Date: 5/26
Teacher: Allison
Number of Participants: 15

Observations about opening of class: 
*Announcements, then instructions to lie on back
*Focus on breathing and…

back to basics

Last night, I went to my first basics-level yoga class in more than a year (more than 18 months?), as part of the teacher training’s weekly class attendance requirements. I was still tired and sore from the weekend’s mega sessions, and the room turned out to be very warm again, so I started out…