Satya Words

Satya Words

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...
Love and Forgiveness

Love and Forgiveness

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...
Spine coin toss lower back pain away

Spine coin toss lower back pain away

  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....
Yoga Comparison:  drop the coin

Yoga Comparison: drop the coin

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...
The Ladder: see  the complete way out of misery.

The Ladder: see the complete way out of misery.

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...
Community comes together at YbD, hooping it up!

Community comes together at YbD, hooping it up!

 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...
Do you know someone who can use Adaptive Yoga?

Do you know someone who can use Adaptive Yoga?

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...
Living an adventure: what do you pray for?

Living an adventure: what do you pray for?

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...
Lessons from the animals

Lessons from the animals

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...