Last week, after so many hours of intermediate-level studies with Dharma Mittra, I was slightly apprehensive about attending his advanced asana practice class. Of course, I know yoga is not competitive and that the practice is about listening to your body, doing only what you can do, but still I [...]
Dharma Mittra is one very cool yoga master and I consider myself very lucky to be studying with him right here at the San Francisco yoga conference! He started out today's session by asking, "How many of you are here to study for the first time with Swami Pretendananda?" It [...]
some free writing on imagery from this past weekend yoga retreat at little renaissance with seven powerful women friends, they take over my kitchen and cook up one fabulous meal after another. we talk books, relationships, family, work, life, college days, share stories of past and present, the cord of [...]
Part of me dreaded doing Lion Pose at my Yoga Teacher Training Course. See, my teacher was really into doing Lion Pose. Daily he asked us to roar loudly, so as to wake up the entire Nepali village of Satungal. Perhaps if we roared loud enough, we just might be [...]
Our lovely lively fun group! The short and gray days at this time of the year can sometimes get to me, but hosting the Solstice Retreats negates any sort of lack of energy. Winter Solstice Hatha Yoga Retreat II was really special. The group brought light and energy [...]
