Since we’re showing signs of invincibility when it comes to driving while distracted, here’s a novel concept: a re-design of the human form to withstand an otherwise fatal collision so that we can quickly get back behind the wheel and keep doing what got us into the wreck in the first place. Visually, this is arresting – …
Age: 67 Occupation: Schoolteacher/Retired Joanne started practicing with Yoga Jones 6.5 years ago. 4 years ago, she fell down the stairs and tore the right shoulder tendons from the bones. Surgery fixed this, but she was unable to move her arm. After completing Physical Therapy (which left her with limited range of movement …
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Age: 62 Occupation: Retired Becky has been practicing with Yoga Jones for 3 years: group Chair Yoga and privately, both 1x week. Getting down on the mat took two-minutes for Becky – getting back up took even longer!! Both required the use of a chair. Osteoarthritis in the knees was a major contributing factor, …
Age: 69 Occupation: Engineer/Retired Pete has been practicing with Yoga Jones for 6.5 years. Pete had hip replacement surgery in 2015. His surgeon revealed that Pete was in excellent condition for surgery – his muscles were flexible and easy to retract. Pete was back in form on …
Ingredients Respect Understanding Acceptance (without Disapproving) Bring Respect to room temperature. Stir gently until it becomes Understanding. Fill with Acceptance. Makes enough for everybody. Om, Shante, Shante, Shante Peace in the space above us; peace in the space around us; peace within us. What is Peace? Big concept, but this might be a way to …
Yep – it’s possible! See how.
I did it! I have successfully completed the 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) in accordance with Yoga Alliance (the national education and support organization for Yoga in the U.S., with whom I’m registered). This is in addition to the pre-requisite 200 hours of YTT. I am now a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) at the 500-hour …
Sanskrit is the language of Yoga. Sanskrit is a felt language – it vibrates you with the sounds of divinity. Yoga is a felt experience – you arrive beyond words into a place of space – infinity. Ironically, we use words to convey thoughts and direction – they help us communicate. But, once we’ve arrived …
Sitting in stillness and silence today is probably no harder than it was thousands of years ago when mankind began to meditate. The mind is the mind: it thinks of things. But it can be trained – through regular practice – to quiet down and focus upon one thing. Still – that’s so hard for …