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Satya Words Satya Words are symbols and carry symbolic energy with them. That Yoga finds words important and laden with energy is no surprise. The Mantra is a word that empowers and liberates. In yoga we also state an intention, with words, albeit, inner words, when...
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Love and Forgiveness Love and forgiveness do not bargain, do not keep count. They are not only at the top rung of the Spiritual Ladder , but they are the foundation of the ladder and need to be practiced on each rung. They are gifts we need to choose more...
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Spine Coin toss lower back pain away. It is the spine that allows for Forward or Backward bending motion. This can be painful if not maintained with constructive habits. When it is painful it becomes the Spine Coin. Following is what those habits are/can be....
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Yoga comparison: drop the coin. In order to drop the coin one needs to be in a higher place. One can find this place on the yoga mat. If the yoga mat is your universe then you will find peace and joy when you practice yoga. You will be able to take what you learned on...
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The Ladder: see the complete way out of misery. It is always present to you. We walk around unconscious in our daily life, operating in a habit determined by what we did yesterday. What we did yesterday determines what what we will do today, and what we will do...
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We did burst into Spring with something fun! There were six of us. We all learned how to move a hula hoop around our waist, but wait, even though we were rusty and some of us incapable, we learned to twirl a hoop on our arm, move it to the neck and then the other...
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Many years ago I saw a version of this photo in a temporary building crafted just to host the photographs of Gregory Colbert. I was absolutely blown away by 1) the artist’s and cognoscent’s lifetime dedication to photography of a specific theme and 2) the...
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At YbD we offer a once a month workshop and time slots to be scheduled on Tuesday and Thursday at 4pm to work one on one with students of all abilities. This week we would like to focus on Adaptive Yoga. This area is underutilized at our studio. Perhaps you would be...
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The heart of the prayer is not necessarily the words that are emitted from your mouth, nor are they the thoughts that are in your conscious awareness. The heart of the prayer resides in the subconscious mind and is usually exhibited thru your actions. Defensiveness is...
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So in Portsmouth we will have received over 20 inches of snow on Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday. ( I’m actually writing this before the 28th inch has fallen). I look out the window where I live and there are no birds, no stray cats, no squirrels. I call my...