Serenity Yoga Therapy
Serenity Yoga Therapy
I listened to an episode of “The Daily” on a phone line that the New York Times opened up to parents called “Primal Scream.” Little did they know they were speaking directly to the Pancha Maya Model which I'll describe in a moment. The gist of the episode and the hotline is that this pandemic has been very challenging on parents, and we have been stretched to our limits and in desperate need of …
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Well, it’s officially been one year since the pandemic. For me, it’s hard to believe it’s only been a year; I feel like I have lived 3 or 4 lifetimes in the past year. Maybe that's what the ancient yogis meant when they talked about multiples lives. I definitely feel like I have had to reincarnate many times in this year already. How about you? My yoga therapist talks to me about Bhavana's …
Practice. That is often how we talk about yoga or yoga therapy. How is your yoga practice going? What does your yoga practice look like? What does practice mean? In the literal sense, it means “the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it” or “perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly to improve or maintain one's …
Guys, I feel like we are at mile 18 in a marathon COVID race. I have run a few marathons, and there was something about miles 18 that makes it so challenging. You have come so far – 18 miles, and still, you have 8.2 more to go to finish the race. I remember my first marathon in Los Angeles; it was pouring rain. I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t pack extra food. I had trained with some …
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Guys, it's been a really intense week here in Los Angeles. Two weekends ago we had record-breaking heat. It was 120 at my house over Labor Day weekend. Generally, the warmest it gets here is in the 90's with a few days in the low 100's. 120! That is Phoenix temperatures, and even for Phoenix, that is HOT! That precipitated an outbreak of fires, one less than 30 miles from my home. As I write …
Where do I begin? Two weeks ago, my blog entry was about using my yoga at the DMV. That seems like a lifetime ago. I can’t even imagine being in an overcrowded DMV, shoulder to shoulder with everyone right now. I can’t speak to what’s out there on the news or social media either, but I know it’s intense. As a means of self-care I removed all news and social media apps from my phone …
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