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yoga on catalina...and an exploration meditation

http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/YogaOneLove/Fitness I am skipping the chance for an asana class to rest and recoup after two very active days of moving meditations - one on foot and on on electro-bike. But here are some of the visual effects that captured my attention meditation labyrinth outside the botanic garden Old horse hitching ring at summit of trail Valley down to the West side coastline, from summit of garden to sky trail Avalon as seen from mt Ada - socked in with fog east coast skyline, from airport road mule deer, dusk, wrigley botanic qgarden Bison on the road to the airport in the sky Pet bunny wandering the well-vegetated grounds outside out cottage set into the hill

class cancelled tuesday 11/20

Due to a schedule and badly needed holiday family vacation class this tuesday at Tifereth Israel will not be held. We will do a makeup class at the end of the 10-week session at the convenience of the reserving students. A new 8-week session will start in January so please consider joining me and the regulars! All levels/ages/abilities welcome-now for pre and post natal too :) Happy and Mindful Holiday to all -

Injuries, research, physical therapy, and teaching (and a little rambling)

I have a lot to cover on this post and I apologize for my blog absence. I am struggling with a low back injury (and consequential pain all the way up my spine) and how to modify my physical yoga practice and teaching to keep me healthy and continue to do what I love... teach. I have been under the care of two physical therapists that were treating different problems but with similar therapies. One expressed that I had some SI joint issues, and had me doing some nifty exercises to strengthen the core and stabilize the SI joint (hips). She also advised to forgo vinyasa-style yoga as the SI joint problems are MOBILITY issues... the dysfunction was happening when I moved (from neutral or extension to flexion). Hence, not doing fast forward folds was the way to go. One exercise worked the outer hip flexor (abductor) of the dysfunctional side well, and another worked, alternately, the adductors (inner thighs) and then abductors (outer). The interesting part her is that when I first did the

More About Me

I have been a yoga enthusiast and practitioner for over eight years, and went into the practice to help heal my body during a time physical and emotional illness. For me, practicing and teaching yoga is a lifestyle and lifetime commitment to bring the joy of yoga to every person that I can. For children my style incorporates music, books, and crafts into yoga-oriented play, where I help them learn how to energize and calm with breath. For adults I utilize an eclectic hatha yoga blend of styles, from Iyengar and Anusara to Restorative and Vinyasa, to exercise the body and help calm the mind. An emphasis on yogic breathing with instruction in pranayama techniques, discussion of pose alignment for best practice, and plenty of time in savasana round out the class experience. I have accreditation in children’s yoga, am finishing my 200-hour RYT certification from Himalayan tradition-based Yoga Well Center of San Diego, and have a formal certification in prenatal yoga (RPYT). My personal exp