One of the most magical aspects of my January yoga retreat was how it took something familiar (yoga), uprooted it, and placed it in a dramatically different sphere. Harmonium? Spiritual references? Mixed-level classes? Southern accents? Warm weather in January?

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Jun 11, 2015

The First 102 Days (And the Myths Surrounding a Daily Yoga Practice)

I realized two days ago (in the middle of class at the studio) that I had reached my 100th consecutive day of practicing yoga. With any luck, this first milestone is only the first of many, but really, it was far…

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Mar 29, 2015

What Happens When You Go on a Yoga Retreat? (Part 1)

Just about two months ago, I slipped out between blizzards to board a plane headed south for my first ever yoga retreat.

Last year’s teacher training changed me in a blunt-force, initially destructive sort of way…

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Feb 14, 2015

In Praise of Snowga

It’s hard to love winter by this time of year.

For starters, one of my favorite classes to take has been cancelled three weeks in a row. Thanks, snow. Judging by the forecast, we might get a fourth consecutive cancellation on Monday.

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Feb 5, 2015

Five Reasons Yoga Studio Classes Beat Online Classes

I’ve just returned from my very first yoga retreat, which was even more wonderful than imagined. Three days of nothing but yoga, meditation, photography, fresh Southern food, glorious weather, new friends, and sitting on a rocking chair…

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Jan 27, 2015

Top Five Benefits of Online Yoga Classes

Wait, what? Why would a loyal unlimited passholder at her local studio sing the praises of learning yoga through a screen rather than in person?

It all started with a need to fill a perpetual pocket of emptiness in my studio…