Yoga and the Emotions (part 1)

“We crave solace and comfort. We long for freedom-not the freedom from our lives, but the freedom we can find within our lives”
“Yoga can also challenge you by bringing you face-to-face with your emotions-not always an easy place to be” – Patricia Walden : The Woman’s Book of Yoga & HealthWell, it is another blogpost where I do not offer asana breakdowns and benefits.  I would much prefer to have you in a class, face to face, and evaluate your needs with you.  There are umpteen ways to do each posture.  Some with support of bolsters, blocks, straps, some just easing into gravity, some intensifying your reach with your own body weight…..

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Yoga – Toolbox for Transformation.

“The inner obstacles that disperse the mind are sickness, mental inertia, doubt, haste, apathy, intemperance, errors in judgement of oneself, lack of perseverance, and the inability to stay at a level once reached” – Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.30

“Personal transformation has always been Yoga’s prime directive”- Gary Kraftsow
“all of life is a continual process of refinement which allows us to see more clearly” – Donna Farhi Continue reading