Posted by Julie Andres on Thursday, October 21, 2010,
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yoga
Yoga teacher training is moving right along. We have begun to design classes, to tutor each other one-on-one, and to practice, practice, practice. There's so much to learn.Classes in the community have taken on a new meaning. I'm examining each asana in many new ways. What has been consideration primarily from the inside has now come to include consideration from the outside. How might I communicate the subtleties of alignment and mental awareness for this position? And how would I put togeth... Continue reading ...
Posted by Julie Andres on Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
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ahimsaa
In my first week of classes in the Yoga Teacher Training program at Langara College we discussed the concept and practice of ahimsaa - Sanskrit for harmlessness or non-violence.During our exchange we quickly realized that the first course of harm we take is usually toward ourselves. And when we harm ourselves we harm others as well, and the entire world around us.One of the ways that we do this most commonly is by comparing ourselves to depictions of what advertisers tell us is ideal beauty -... Continue reading ...
