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Celebrate Now (sutra 1.1)

January 8, 2012 By Melody

Now the exposition of yoga is being made.  Yoga Sutra 1.1 When people hear the word yoga most immediately think of either physically challenging postures (asana) to tone & strengthen the body or the complete opposite - relaxing, stretchy poses to create a zen mind.  Neither of these are wrong but they are just a glimpse into what yoga really offers. To me, yoga is a celebration of "what is" in life particularly within our individual selves.  Yoga is about accepting our bodies (and others) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2012, dharma mittra, life, meditation, yoga, yoga asana, yoga books, yoga philosophy, yoga sutras

Suffering is Optional

December 27, 2011 By Melody

The title of this post Suffering is Optional is inspired from a phrase I almost incorporated on my 2012 vision board.  As usual my board is filled with athletic challenges to encourage me to run & mountain bike more; new challenges like learning to actually do my own bike maintenance; and cook "mo 'betta" vegetarian meals my husband will LOVE!  Of course another section of my board inspires me to live a stronger yoga life.  When I say "stronger" I mean more daily home yoga asana time & … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dharma mittra, home yoga, life, meditation, vision boards, yoga, yoga asana, yoga philosophy

Look Out

November 22, 2011 By Melody

As many of you know I spent this Fall working on my 500-hour yoga teacher training certification in NYC with Sri Dharma Mittra at his main temple/yoga center.  I did the training to expand my yoga teaching knowledge and propel my personal practice of pranayama, meditation and asana.  Of course, I did that.  Though unexpectedly, I received so much beyond what I could have ever anticipated.  To the point, I don't think I can fully articulate it but here goes... I have a huge responsibility ahead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dharma mittra, life, meditation, yoga, yoga asana, yoga teacher, yoga travel

Lip Balm Panic

October 26, 2011 By Melody

Life is all about change, right?  And yoga teaches us how to be agile (and oh so graceful) as we surf the flow of change -whether we are in an asana class, literally surfing the Pacific (go Michelle!) or just trying to get through life.  In other words, yoga shows us how to be with change and ride it verses resist it and run. I believe this concept so much that I talked about riding change and its challenges on Monday morning during the yoga class I taught to the City of Alexandria Fire … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alexandria, eco-friendly, flow, health, life, yoga, yoga asana, yoga teacher

Split “Yogini” Personality

October 10, 2011 By Melody

I've been debating on sharing this blog post (from my journal) for a week or so.  Then I had a shift on Friday during a Dharma class at Pure Prana in Old Town Alexandria.  I'll save the "wow" moment for the end.  So get reading... In my previous blog post, I offered a glimpse into what my daily Dharma Mittra practice/plans and diet are for the next couple months.  One aspect of the daily practice is reflecting on satya.  This reflection process means spending time each day to reflect on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alexandria, corporate yoga, dharma mittra, home yoga, washington dc, yoga, yoga asana, yoga philosophy, yoga studios, yoga teacher

We’ve Only Just Begun…

September 24, 2011 By Melody

I returned home on Monday 9/19 from the start of my 500-hour yoga teacher training with Dharma Mittra in NYC.  The entire week up in NYC at The Dharma Yoga Center was amazing!  In a short 8+ day period with Dharma and his fabulous (ego-less) teachers, things have already shifted for me in a way I can't fully explain. Even more exciting is realizing the 8 days I just concluded in NYC were just the beginning of the training which might explain why the song title "We've Only Just Begun" keeps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chanting, dharma mittra, health, home yoga, life, meditation, yoga, yoga asana, yoga philosophy, yoga teacher

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