[caption id="attachment_1649" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ monicafelix.com[/caption] Yoga brings up a common argument over stillness meditation versus moving meditation. The first approach uses being, i.e., stillness and concentration and contemplation, as the path to relaxation and enlightenment. Practices might include guided imagery, hypnosis, creative visualization,...
[caption id="attachment_1643" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ monicafelix.com[/caption] When you’re sitting in a hot room, half naked, staring in the mirror, for ninety minutes straight, there’s nowhere to hide. It’s pure confrontation with self. And so, in the middle of cobra pose when you suddenly...
[caption id="attachment_1636" align="alignleft" width="205"] Photo by Monica Felix @ monicafelix.com[/caption] Yoga is a neverending practice of letting go. It’s a ritual of pressing the release valve on ourselves, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. That’s why we begin our series with pranayama breathing. This posture teaches us to thread...
Vonnegut once said that the triumph of most things is a matter of organization. I agree. And I also think that the failure of most things is a matter of imagination. It’s our lack of creativity that hinders success. And unless we began taking charge of how...
What inspired you to compete? In 2010 I met a teacher from Amsterdam who competed and made it seem like a great way to expand my practice. I'd never known about competing before and the concept was strange to me. But her quiet seriousness combined with...
Every time you execute a posture, you reckon with reality. You align yourself with things that will never lie to you, like gravity and biology. And some days, you can barely lift your knee to your chest, feeling like an inflexible failure. But other days, you...