[caption id="attachment_2742" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] Most people can’t validate themselves so they seek it in arbitrary things. When I first started doing yoga, I would keep track of how many days in a row I practiced. It made me feel strong. But after...
What tips can you give students to support their practice off the mat? Just basic stuff: drink plenty of water, eat a high-quality diet, and sleep 7 hours every night. What lead you to teacher training? I knew pretty early on--during my second class--that one day I would...
[caption id="attachment_2716" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] When we first moved to our neighborhood, my wife and I enrolled in the volunteer work study program at our yoga studio. Not only to earn discounted yoga and free towels and unlimited water refills, but also...
Why did you start practicing Bikram yoga and how long have you been practicing? I started practicing yoga later in my life (in my 30s) for a number of reasons; my mom had taken me to a hatha yoga class when I was in grade school...
[caption id="attachment_2695" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] When I first started practicing yoga, my intention was mainly respiratory. Having just recovered from a collapsed lung, I needed a healthier relationship with my breath. Eight years into it, my practice has evolved into more of an...
[caption id="attachment_2689" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] Our emotions are actually something that want to move through us. They don’t want to stay, they don’t want to be controlled, they don’t want to be part of your body, they actually want to move out....