Within us all exists a balance of dark and light. When the pendulum swings too hard towards the dark side of life, it will inevitability return back towards the light with equal and opposite force.Recently, as I was rising towards glory, my ego reached the limit of self-righteousness and the pendulum veered back with such […]
MorePublished on August 4, 2011 on recoveringyogi When I began teaching yoga five years ago, I made it a personal rule I would not date someone within my yoga community, especially one of my students. Workplace romances are always risky – you must consider the possibility that if the relationship dies, the other person will live […]
MorePublished on: RecoveringYogi.com Let me start by commending all of you practitioners out there who are able to sustain an asana practice while under the influence of any one of the following substances: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, XTC, Quaaludes, or the occasional muscle relaxant (oh wait, I’ve done that! Under doctor’s orders, none the less). Now […]
MorePublished on: RecoveringYogi.com Can I start by saying how much I hate Wanderlust Yoga Festival? In fact, I hate all Yoga Journal Conferences, or any other new age hippy fest disguising itself as a yoga festival. They remind me of the astonishing ability for western culture to take any ancient, revered spiritual system and commercialize […]
MoreBy Laura: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, All the yogis were chanting to Ganesha who rides on a mouse. The mats were hung to dry after being cleaned with care, In hopes that Shiva soon would be there. While seated in lotus at the front of my mat, I just […]
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