With yoga studios popping up on every corner in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA these days, there's definitely a lot of talk about going to yoga. Jump online or open a magazine and you are sure to find talk about doing yoga. Stand in the midst of voices buzzing at your local coffee shop and you'll hear people chatting "Do you do yoga? I do yoga. I'm going to yoga. I went to yoga." Blah, blah, blah. On my morning dog walk yesterday it hit me that I don't do yoga and I surely don't go to … [Read more...]
Key to Life: Tapas
Many years before I was familiar with Yoga & Tapas, I recall observing the practice of discipline in every day living. For instance, my Father regularly changed the oil in the cars. He would tell me if he didn’t do it often the cars wouldn’t run properly. My Mom always insisted my Sister and I have our hair trimmed every 1-2 months growing up. Unwillingly I did it because she said otherwise my hair would get out of control, knotty and dry. I always noticed how my Grandparents went to … [Read more...]
Spring Clean Your Life
Part of the fun of being a small business owner is every single day is different. Of course, I primarily teach yoga Mon-Fri but I also do things like writing documents (i.e. contracts, proposals, handouts), attending networking events in the Arlington area and running to the bank to make deposits. I love the variety each day offers including what's on tomorrow's agenda: abellaYoga is exhibiting at the City of Alexandria Health Fair. One of my booth giveaways is a handout I created on with … [Read more...]
Growing Pains
Aparigraha, the fifith yama, means nonattachment or nongreed. It is also often translated as letting go. For the most part I'm pretty good about following aparigraha, this key ethical principle in yoga. I'm fairly chill when someone cuts me off in traffic. I let it go. I don't get overworked about being overcharged $1. I let it go. I'm even a huge believer of feng shui and it's principles centered around letting go of old stuff (clothes, books, photos, etc.) to make room for new … [Read more...]
Put It Out There
Put what out where? Five to ten years ago when people use to say to me "whatever you want just put it out in the universe and you'll get it", it always sounded like hocus pocus/hokey/nonsense. Now tell me to "put it out there" and I'm all over it. Prime example is when I finished my meditation practice this morning at home, I thought I really could use a great backbending yoga class to start my Saturday. As I had planned last night, I arrived to the 7:45am class at Pure Prana this morning in … [Read more...]
Yoga on the Mountain Bike Trail
My husband surprised me last month with a new GT Zaskar mountain bike. The bike is way more advanced than I am. Let’s just say it would be a disservice to simply ride it on the local paved bike trail –my comfort zone for riding. Recently we’ve been hitting Wakefield Park in the Alexandria/Annandale, VA area to force me out on the new bike so it can be used for its true purpose – mountain biking. Wakefield is an extremely popular multi-use park filled with trails for all levels of cyclists. … [Read more...]
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