Practices are all about balancing strength and softness.

Practices are all about balancing strength and softness.

“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard.” —Lao Tzu

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How to Practice Now. Slipping Into Something A Little More Comfortable.

How to Practice Now. Slipping Into Something A Little More Comfortable.

Living with tension is like getting dressed to go to a party in clothes that are two sizes too small. Everything feels constricted. It’s uncomfortable. I don’t know about you, but if I’m wearing something even one size too small, I feel annoyed and grumpy. It’s hard to enjoy what I’m doing. I’m at this party with all the people I really want to spend time with, and I can’t pay attention to them. In fact, I can’t pay attention to much of anything except my own discomfort.

This week, live on Zoom we will practice how to slip into something more comfortable. Mon. Meditation (FREE), Wed. & Fri. 10 am EDT. Plus Psoas Release Workshop & Minimal Props Teacher Training! Information as follows.

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May we all remember that we can choose to return to our body and breath any time, anywhere. 

May we all remember that we can choose to return to our body and breath any time, anywhere. 

Viktor Frankl wrote, "What is to give light must endure burning. Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."

The bottom line is: the more we practice on the mat, the more our practice is there for us in the challenging moments of our lives. Ultimately, our time on the yoga mat is the 'pre-game'. Our real practice begins, when we step off our mat.

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Join us for a 4 day immersion combines level 1 and 2, and Teaching Restoratives with Minimal Props.

Join us for a 4 day immersion combines level 1 and 2, and Teaching Restoratives with Minimal Props.

Join us for a 4-day immersion combines level 1 and 2, and Teaching Restoratives with Minimal Props.

3 Day option available for March 27-29, and if space permits, single workshop registration may open 2-4 weeks in advance of the training.

For yoga teachers, bodyworkers, nurses, and physical, occupational, and mental health therapists.

Learn how to bring your students into a practice of restorative yoga that helps them release layers of tension, engage the relaxation response, and feel more at ease in their bodies. Jillian Pransky offers clarity on how the gross anatomy, subtle energy body, emotional body, and mental body work together in restorative poses.

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