Archive for the ‘Elephant’ Category
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Does Yoga = Exercise?
The benefit of exercise is a well-known fact. It can reduce our stress by taking a hard day at the office into the gym, park or beach. Moving the body creates “happy chemicals” called endorphins and, for only 30 minutes a few times a week, we can instantly improve our overall mood. And exercise can ...
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Mind Your Own Yoga Business
A photographer gets people to pose for him. A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves. – T. Guillemets In yoga classes today, a majority of the class consists of yoga poses, but how much are we posing? I’m not convinced that most yoga students would understand the above quote. I read an article ...
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The Teachings Travel Far
When you inhale, you are taking the strength from God. When you exhale, it represents the service you are giving to the world. – B.K.S. Iyengar I arrived at studio today to be greeted by a student that I hadn’t seen for a long time. In fact, I hadn’t seen her for so long, that ...
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Ego is Not Such a Dirty Word
The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself. – Anna Quindlen It’s impossible these days to partake in the spiritual path without coming across the seemingly endless jingle of ‘Transcending your Ego‘. This concept of the ego directs us that the ...