Kripalu Resources | Two Practices for Creating More Space in Your Mind and Your Life

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By: Jillian Pransky

Creating space is different from “letting things go.” I once believed that I needed to let go of certain things, because I thought the stuff I was holding on to must be “bad” parts of me. That perspective reinforced the idea that I had to get rid of something or I wouldn’t be okay. It felt like a little war was going on inside me.

YogaDork Ed | Learning to Receive and Restore: The Benefits and Significance of Restorative Yoga

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By Jillian Pransky

I was originally drawn to yoga in the early 90s as an athlete and a typical over achiever.  I played sports all my life, was a collegiate soccer player, a marathon runner, and an avid 7-day a week aerobics junkie.  In my business career I held a fast paced position as a Mass Market, Marketing Director for a Major Publishing house. After work, and every day between 1986-1994, I taught 5 fitness classes a week. That was until I discovered yoga.

YogaDork Ed | The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Training for Meditation

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By Jillian Pransky

Let’s be straight, sometimes our life circumstances just plain suck. This is often the very heart of the teachings I have received from the masters I study with. What I learn from them, what I also know to be true from my own practice and life experience, is that while my situation sucks, I don’t have to. How I respond is up to me.