Karen Ashby

At the beginning of last year, I felt trapped in my own skin. As I described it to a close friend, I said I literally felt like a caterpillar in a cocoon. I could viscerally feel that I was ready for growth and change, but I had no idea what was needed . Was it my work? My physical location? My relationships? My routines? Nothing immediately jumped out at me as an answer.   And honestly, it kind of sucked. I told my closest people that nothing felt quite right — but nothing was quite wrong, either.   I realized recently that I’ve been on this body acceptance exploration for over ten years now. And I really think exploration is the best way to describe it: path or journey feel too much like something with an end point. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned about body acceptance, it’s that there’s no end point . There’s always more to explore.   When I first started my own tentative, usually resistant explorations with coming to a more peaceful relationship with my body, I really w

At the beginning of last year, I felt trapped in my own skin. As I described it to a close friend, I said I literally felt like a caterpillar in a cocoon. I could viscerally feel that I was ready for growth and change, but I had no idea what was needed . Was it my work? My physical location? My relationships? My routines? Nothing immediately jumped out at me as an answer.   And honestly, it kind of sucked. I told my closest people that nothing felt quite right — but nothing was quite wrong, either.   I realized recently that I’ve been on this body acceptance exploration for over ten years now. And I really think exploration is the best way to describe it: path or journey feel too much like something with an end point. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned about body acceptance, it’s that there’s no end point . There’s always more to explore.   When I first started my own tentative, usually resistant explorations with coming to a more peaceful relationship with my body, I really w

Cues, balance and mindfulness: Angela Allen talks about the three key lessons she learned on her yoga teacher training with Esther Ekhart. Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246247 http://www.rssmix.com/

EkhartYoga teacher, Tracey describes how being diagnosed with glaucoma changed her yoga practice and offers advice to those who are going through a similar experience.  Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246247 http://www.rssmix.com/

I’ve never been a New Year’s resolutions person. For most of my life, that wasn’t because I didn’t think they were a good idea. It’s because my whole dang life was a new resolution — I didn’t really need the new year. That was just icing on the sadness cake. My whole life was a resolution because all I did was hop from diet to diet to diet, always hoping and praying for when I’d lose weight and my life would instantaneously become perfect. Spoiler alert: didn’t happen. My life did get much better, though, but it wasn’t because I lost weight. Unless you count the weight of the diet industry’s BS, in which case I lost SO MUCH WEIGHT.   If you’re anything like me, you might bring some of this “let me transform my life completely and overnight” energy to many of the things you do — like, maybe your yoga practice? If you’ve ever thought to yourself that you “need” to “do better” with yoga, or that you can never get it together, or that you should be doing more of this (fast, intense)

If you have a serious case of the sniffles, nurture yourself with these 10 comforting yoga classes. Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246247 http://www.rssmix.com/

I’ve never been a New Year’s resolutions person. For most of my life, that wasn’t because I didn’t think they were a good idea. It’s because my whole dang life was a new resolution — I didn’t really need the new year. That was just icing on the sadness cake. My whole life was a resolution because all I did was hop from diet to diet to diet, always hoping and praying for when I’d lose weight and my life would instantaneously become perfect. Spoiler alert: didn’t happen. My life did get much better, though, but it wasn’t because I lost weight. Unless you count the weight of the diet industry’s BS, in which case I lost SO MUCH WEIGHT.   If you’re anything like me, you might bring some of this “let me transform my life completely and overnight” energy to many of the things you do — like, maybe your yoga practice? If you’ve ever thought to yourself that you “need” to “do better” with yoga, or that you can never get it together, or that you should be doing more of this (fast, intense)

I’ve never been a New Year’s resolutions person. For most of my life, that wasn’t because I didn’t think they were a good idea. It’s because my whole dang life was a new resolution — I didn’t really need the new year. That was just icing on the sadness cake. My whole life was a resolution because all I did was hop from diet to diet to diet, always hoping and praying for when I’d lose weight and my life would instantaneously become perfect. Spoiler alert: didn’t happen. My life did get much better, though, but it wasn’t because I lost weight. Unless you count the weight of the diet industry’s BS, in which case I lost SO MUCH WEIGHT.   If you’re anything like me, you might bring some of this “let me transform my life completely and overnight” energy to many of the things you do — like, maybe your yoga practice? If you’ve ever thought to yourself that you “need” to “do better” with yoga, or that you can never get it together, or that you should be doing more of this (fast, intense)

I’ve never been a New Year’s resolutions person. For most of my life, that wasn’t because I didn’t think they were a good idea. It’s because my whole dang life was a new resolution — I didn’t really need the new year. That was just icing on the sadness cake. My whole life was a resolution because all I did was hop from diet to diet to diet, always hoping and praying for when I’d lose weight and my life would instantaneously become perfect. Spoiler alert: didn’t happen. My life did get much better, though, but it wasn’t because I lost weight. Unless you count the weight of the diet industry’s BS, in which case I lost SO MUCH WEIGHT.   If you’re anything like me, you might bring some of this “let me transform my life completely and overnight” energy to many of the things you do — like, maybe your yoga practice? If you’ve ever thought to yourself that you “need” to “do better” with yoga, or that you can never get it together, or that you should be doing more of this (fast, intense)

I’ve never been a New Year’s resolutions person. For most of my life, that wasn’t because I didn’t think they were a good idea. It’s because my whole dang life was a new resolution — I didn’t really need the new year. That was just icing on the sadness cake. My whole life was a resolution because all I did was hop from diet to diet to diet, always hoping and praying for when I’d lose weight and my life would instantaneously become perfect. Spoiler alert: didn’t happen. My life did get much better, though, but it wasn’t because I lost weight. Unless you count the weight of the diet industry’s BS, in which case I lost SO MUCH WEIGHT.   If you’re anything like me, you might bring some of this “let me transform my life completely and overnight” energy to many of the things you do — like, maybe your yoga practice? If you’ve ever thought to yourself that you “need” to “do better” with yoga, or that you can never get it together, or that you should be doing more of this (fast, intense)

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Traditionally, yoga as we know it in the west (the asana and pranayama elements) were designed to help people prepare to sit for hours in meditation. After all, it’s pretty tough to meditate when your leg is cramping, or you haven’t been practicing breathing techniques to help you energize, relax, and stretch your lungs to their full capacity. However, “yoga” in itself is loosely translated from the Sanskrit word meaning “to yoke” or “union.” Union certainly provides a solid foundation for accomplishing any goals, particularly when you’re talking about the union of all parts of your body—physical, spiritual (no religion required), emotional, and mental. Yoga was largely introduced to the west around sixty years ago and has spread rapidly. However, “yoga” as most people understand it is a far cry from its original intention. Holistic yoga in Hindu tradition is required in one of three paths to “transcendence.” Ultimately, it was designed as one of a trio of paths to culminate in union

2017 was a turbulent year for so many. Jennilee offers a few practical yoga tools and techniques to help you let go of it and make way for 2018. Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246247 http://www.rssmix.com/

Traditionally, yoga as we know it in the west (the asana and pranayama elements) were designed to help people prepare to sit for hours in meditation. After all, it’s pretty tough to meditate when your leg is cramping, or you haven’t been practicing breathing techniques to help you energize, relax, and stretch your lungs to their full capacity. However, “yoga” in itself is loosely translated from the Sanskrit word meaning “to yoke” or “union.” Union certainly provides a solid foundation for accomplishing any goals, particularly when you’re talking about the union of all parts of your body—physical, spiritual (no religion required), emotional, and mental. Yoga was largely introduced to the west around sixty years ago and has spread rapidly. However, “yoga” as most people understand it is a far cry from its original intention. Holistic yoga in Hindu tradition is required in one of three paths to “transcendence.” Ultimately, it was designed as one of a trio of paths to culminate in union

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