Category: learn about yoga
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What you need to know about yoga
If you happen to know nothing about yoga, here are the most important points:
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hinduism isn’t hinduism so yoga is also not hinduism
[My friends, born and raised in India] informed me that Hinduism isn’t Hinduism. The religion [they] practiced was Brahmanism. Hindu, in their language, just meant “anyone with a religious belief.” I throw around a word a lot of people in North America dislike: “ethnocentrism.” The word means that we base…
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Let’s talk about yoga pants
Men, no shade to those of you so committed to decency that you’re calling your brothers out. Total shade to the other ones, though. As Darla said on the show Angel, “Can’t a girl raise a little hell around here without it being about some man?” So it is with…
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yoga: But I’m not flexible!
But I’m not Flexible! One of the first comments I hear when people find out that I not only practice but also teach yoga is, “But I’m not flexible!” They point to my cross-legged position as I sit on my couch. “I can’t do that!” My answer is always, “So?”…
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i’m too stressed out for yoga!
Many years ago, I went to the same Pilates class I’d attended for two years. Normally I sank right into the routine, even the painful moments. But that day, I just couldn’t. One thing made the day different from any other day: the next night, I was scheduled to leave…
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