[caption id="attachment_3441" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] In hatha yoga, we perform a series of postures in which we balance on one foot at a time. These poses are long and demanding, calling upon tremendous strength in the core and leg muscles, as well...
[caption id="attachment_3434" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] Yoga, like most endeavors in life, is more of a gamble than a guarantee. There is no way to know if we will enjoy the practice or even receive benefits from doing it. But at the very least,...
[caption id="attachment_3427" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] My yoga teacher constantly reminds us: If you own your breath, nobody can steal your peace. This isn’t yoga advice, this is life advice. Because no matter how unsafe the surrounding world is, when you thread your breath...
[caption id="attachment_3418" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] Krishnamurti once wrote that every waking moment is another invitation to let go of the image of how life should be. We should embrace the moment as it actually is. Bowing to it, honoring its texture, shape and taste,...
[caption id="attachment_3415" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] People who are great thinkers struggle with being in touch with their emotional life because their issues often get processed intellectually, and they bypass what they’re actually feeling. They would rather know why they’re having an experience,...
[caption id="attachment_3402" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] After years of practicing yoga, I’ve found my instincts to be sharper than ever before because the most challenging component of practicing yoga is the stillness. Especially in Bikram, when it’s a hundred degree and sweat gushes...