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Diary of a Pregnant Yogini – 11 weeks

mandy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:59:29 +0000

Dec. 6, 2011 11 weeks pregnant Sometimes at the best of times we don’t feel like practicing yoga or any other exercise we normally enjoy; we can be tired, busy or just not in the mood. It can be even more of a challenge to keep up a regular practice when you are pregnant. Pregnancy [...]

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New Project, new way of thinking. Exploring the 8 Limbs of Yoga

mandy — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:34:46 +0000

I have just started writing some educational articles about yoga for Anamaya’s website and I really think I am going to enjoy this project! My first subject is Patanjali’s 8 limbed path of yoga, which is a structured breakdown of all of the practices of yoga that come together to create a well-rounded way of [...]

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Can I build you a castle? My venture into restorative yoga

mandy — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:11:41 +0000

One of my favorite classes to teach, actually, my absolute favorite, is restorative yoga. I came upon teaching this style by chance and have never looked back! I was scheduled to teach a “light yoga” class here at Anamaya and remembered some of the training I had had in restorative yoga. At the same time, [...]

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What to Look for in a Great Yoga Teacher Training

mandy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:43:49 +0000

Teaching yoga is an extremely rewarding and fulfilling career. Once a decision is made to pursue this life-changing avenue there’s one big decision to be made: where to do your yoga teacher training. A search online or in any yoga magazine will turn up a multitude of options for completing a yoga teacher training that [...]

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Anamaya Revelations

mandy — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:12:21 +0000

It may seem that what I’m about to write has nothing to do with yoga. It’s not about a pose or a style of practice or about the latest fabulous bra to come out at Lululemon (not that I would know about that these days). It is however, about noticing and noticing has EVERYTHING to [...]

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You did WHAT at yoga?!

mandy — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:09:45 +0000

Yoga is a way of life for many people, to others it is a once a week activity, for the masses though, yoga is something totally new and unknown. Even though yoga studios can be found on nearly every corner in many North American cities, it is still a world unfamiliar to many. It can [...]

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Savasana, No it’s not nap time!

mandy — Mon, 30 May 2011 17:33:28 +0000

“Do I have enough time to pick up the kids?” “What am I going to make for dinner?” “Do these pants make my butt look big?” “Is the teacher looking at me… no really, is he?” Does this sound your mind during the final pose of a yoga class? Savasana, also known as “corpse pose” [...]

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Kirtan is not a fancy spelling of Curtain

mandy — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:52:30 +0000

I remember visiting the home of a friend of mine in elementary school. She was of Indian descent and her home was decorated very ornately with pictures of various gods, goddesses and other colorful images. There was also music playing that I had never heard, it definitely was not the Bruce Springsteen or Bryan Adams [...]

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Appropriate Laughter – Get silly with laughter yoga

mandy — Sat, 21 May 2011 15:56:50 +0000

The first “official” yoga class I ever took was in 2001 at a gym that I was working at as a receptionist. I had done yoga before (we all have in one way or another), but never in a class setting. One of the other girls I worked with convinced me to try it with [...]

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Namaste, but why?

mandy — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:53:57 +0000

Yoga can be extremely intimidating. It’s a whole world of body contortions, chanting, strange language and eclectic music, not to mention the seemingly “perfect” bodies scantily clad performing every pose just so. To a beginner, heck, even to a seasoned yoga pro, entering a new class or studio can be a will testing experience. Part [...]

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