Numerous As Leaves

letting go: easier said than done

Reflection Journal Assignment #4: Niyama Study

On first glance, I didn’t think ishvara pranidhana was at all applicable to my life. It immediately reminded me of the clichéd, frequently embroidered instruction to “let go and let God.” I never…

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…

America’s Next Top Yoga Teacher

I have a very limited menu of possible activities after getting home from a day of teacher training (at least for the initial few hours of physical and mental exhaustion). These include eating everything in sight, cuddling the poor kitten who used to think that he could at…

reflection journal assignment #8 — the first yoga class

I’ve been very negligent about updating this. I have at least four different ideas swirling, everything from my struggles with meditation (and how it connects to the lyrics of a favorite Josh Ritter song… hmm, how about a new blog…

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…

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…

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.