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Category Archives: Class narrative
Cheers, mid-December
Heavy-heartedness from the CT shootings… the only real consolation in such sorrow is a deepening of empathy, but that would hardly count for much for those immediately affected. Still I was thinking about that concept of “my heart goes out … Continue reading
Posted in Class narrative, Gentle Yoga, Life story
Tagged Goju ryu, Sandy relief, Seane Corn
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This morning’s class
This morning’s Gentle Yoga class, fun for me on several levels. I’ve been feeling a bit under weather, like I’m fighting something off, didn’t feel great when I woke up, but then energy started to reappear. By the end of … Continue reading
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Up the updates!
So I haven’t been updating much, excuse number one that I’m working on the magazine with this sort of allocated time. Speaking of which, I believe I can say that we’re within a few weeks of launching, and it’s really … Continue reading
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Looking at bodies
Today’s morning class was a lot of fun, for me, and I hope for the students. Last night I was transcribing the interview I did a few days ago with Tzahi Moskovitz and I was thinking a lot about a … Continue reading
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Two classes last week (Part 2: Sherman)
Then last Saturday I took a Sherman Morris “Power Yoga” class. A few years ago I wrote a piece for Yoga & Health about men and yoga, and I interviewed Sherman as part of my researching. I’ll quote extensively here, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anya Porter, Bethany Strauss, Charles and Lisa Matkin, Chrissy Carter, Danielle LeRoy, Heather Seagraves, Jodie Rufty, Julie Marx, Kavi Patel, Liza Laird, Megan Walsh, Patricia Cohen, Paula Lynch Liberis, Rachelle DeVore, Sara Beaudry, Sarah Anne Bell, Sherman Morris
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Two classes last week (Part 1: Tzahi)
So , I terminated my YogaWorks membership (as of end of June), so I wanted to take a few classes with favorite teachers, but I only managed two of them, one with Tzahi Moskovitz and one with Sherman Morris (which … Continue reading
Morning class; updates
So my Thursday Basic this morning, just saying, such a pleasant feeling. Sometimes it’s just a good feeling between the people in the room. Sometimes not a lot of people, but the ones who are there can fill it up … Continue reading
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Exciting New Plan To Sell Yoga! No, Seriously….
So my next class is tomorrow morning at 10 at Z&Y. I like to have a plan going into class, or actually a few plans on different levels. My primary plan for this class is pretty simple. I want to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Class narrative, Philosophizing
Tagged Malcolm Gladwell, Ron Popeil, What the Dog Saw
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Working On My BLOCK HEAD
This morning’s Basic class… altogether quite fine. I expected numbers to be smaller because of the rain, but 7 folks at Zen &Yoga on a Thursday morning like this ain’t too bad. I want to talk about what I didn’t … Continue reading
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Monday Basic Yoga narrative
I just want to write some impressions from last night’s class, just a commentary. Please pardon the length, if you will. And if you won’t I trust you will just go elsewhere. I didn’t want to over-rehearse — sensible enough, … Continue reading
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