Tag Archive for ‘sara pope’
Gratitude Day 2: People Who Care
There have definitely been times in my life where I felt like I was on my own, like it was just me against the world (Thanks, Tupac). It is during those trying times that we are hyper aware of the people who take the time to truly pay attention to us. Today I am grateful [...]
11/2/10 9:13 AM
Favorite Yoga Pose: Anantasana
Anantasana, Lord Vishnu’s Couch Pose, has been a favorite yoga pose of mine for quite some time. In fact, it is probably the pose I practice for the longest amount of time. When I was a little girl, I would watch a good deal of television with my sister in our upstairs playroom. While watching [...]
09/7/09 10:58 AM
Energy Boost from Vasant Lad
From Vasant Lad’s Yoga Journal Post: Unusual mental or physical exertion, stress, and lack of sleep can make people tired. Prevention in these cases simply requires self-observation. Sometimes it means not pushing the body and mind beyond its limits. Other times it means walking or doing some physical work to help increase the body’s energy [...]
12/7/08 5:14 PM
Aparigraha for the Holidays
Annie Carpenter shares her wisdom on APARIGRAHA the fifth of the five yamas, or disciplines, set out by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. “It is often translated as non-greed or non-acquisitiveness. Let’s remember that the yamas are not mere moral commandments, but instead are a means for us to consider how we relate to the [...]
12/6/08 5:15 PM
Meditation and Chanting with Manorama in NYC
TONIGHT! NOVEMBER 12, 2008 Meditation & Chanting with Manorama 8:30pm-10:00pm Ahimsa, The Gateway to Yoga Jivamukti Yoga School 841 Broadway, 2nd fl. NYC 212.353.0214 Please bring: a curious spirit, meditation shawl & a notebook with a pen.
11/12/08 5:16 PM
Nepali Women’s Yoga Project
Devika Gurung was one of my first yoga teachers. I met her while traveling to India to study Yoga. But Devika had just returned from India and opened a Yoga Centre in Pokhara, Nepal. I decided to spend 6 weeks with her helping her with her Yoga Centre and learning English and in exchange I [...]
03/16/08 5:16 PM
Deepening Your Practice with Judith Lasater
February 15 and 16 at the Charlottesville Municipal Arts Center Friday February 15: Exploration of the Shoulder The shoulder is not only an important joint in the body, but it is also an important symbol of our strength and our ability to succeed in the world. We will explore the basic principles of the “rotator [...]
01/21/08 5:17 PM
Iyengar Yoga Mala Guruji’s 90th Birthday
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja (BKS) Iyengar was born on December 14, 1918. From the Iyengar Association fo the United States: You are invited to join the Iyengar Community in the United States in our grandest, most glorious celebration ever! A MALA FOR THE GURU This Mala, or garland, is our offering of love and affection, respect [...]
12/27/07 5:20 PM
Celebrate Diwali: Send Wishes for Prosperity
Diwali is the Hindu Festival of Lights. It is celebrated on the second to the last new moon of the year. According to hindu mythology, Diwali, was the homecoming of King Rama after a 14-year exile in the forest. The people of his kingdom welcomed Rama home by lighting rows (avali) of lamps (deepa), thus [...]
11/9/07 5:20 PM
One Hundred and Eight
There is much focus around the equinoxes around 108 sun salutations. Many yoga teachers encourage this practice as a way to move through the change of seasons. This September 21-23, a large global event will take place, centered in Los Angeles, with the intention of spreading peace around the world like a mala or garland. [...]
09/27/07 5:21 PM
