Category Archives: yoga

If I Do Yoga Am I Hindu?

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Because let’s face it, yoga is a Hindu tradition.  A fact I’ve been in denial about for, well, an embarrassing amount of time. Of course, the denial helped with the simple fact that all I really know about Hinduism is … Continue reading →

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More YOGA: Ahimsa or At Least I Crack Myself Up

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Ahimsa, is the first of the yamas of yoga and Hinduism (rules for ethical conduct) and it means non-violence. I took my first yoga class with Patricia Walden in Cambridge a couple weeks ago, and she was leading off the … Continue reading →

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Yoga, Yoga, Yoga and More Yoga or What Am I Doing?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

I think it was in 1988 that I decided to listen to my gut.  Not for the first time, but I had a therapist, who was, get this, a yoga instructor, and all I did in therapy with her was … Continue reading →

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Persecution by Construction

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Okay, for those of you who live in Boston and are having a boring summer, there’s always the 2 weeks of unlimited yoga for $25 which is being offered by a number of studios.  I did Iyengar at Down Under … Continue reading →

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Yelling at Pema Chodron in My Head

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

I am almost finished reading Pema Chodron’s book WHEN THINGS FALL APART.  Which is a good thing, because otherwise I might start screaming until they come cart me away.  If she says the word tonglen one more time in the … Continue reading →

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