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How to open up those %#&*! hamstrings

December 20, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

How to open up those hamstrings

As a teacher, you’ve undoubtedly heard a student ask more than once about how to open up those %#&*! hamstrings. Hamstrings are one of the most resistant muscle groups to lengthen, and even when it feels like they are beginning to open up, miss a few days of practice and twang! They snapped back as […]

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Saṃvega and the beginning of yoga

December 6, 2016 By Rupali Embry 3 Comments

Buddha and boddhisattvas

When you’re teaching dozens of classes each week, it’s easy to run out of inspiring themes to talk about at the beginning of class. Both Tania and I had enormously full schedules during the tine we were running our yoga studio. We were teaching private sessions outside of the studio as well as carrying a […]

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Gāyatrī Mantra: A mini-course, pt. 4

November 15, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Gayatri Mantra Course, Part 4

This final installment covers the little-known concept of karmic pushback when engaging in deeper practices such as Gāyatrī Mantra. It presents perhaps one of the most important (and interesting!) concepts in spiritual endeavors. Further reading…  

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Gāyatrī Mantra: A mini-course, pt. 3

November 1, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Gayatri Mantra Course, Part 3

 Here you’ll learn how to construct an effective 40-day mantra practice of your own. This can be applied to any mantra of your choosing. It’s clear to us that yoga practitioners throughout the world are hungry for deeper practices that will carry them down the road towards the goal of quieting the mind and seeing […]

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Gāyatrī Mantra: A mini-course, pt. 2

October 18, 2016 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Gayatri mantra course, part 2

This installment covers the power of Gāyatrī Mantra, including all the benefits and gifts of this beautiful mantra. You’ll learn about the four progressive levels of mantra and why mantra is considered such a powerful practice for creating change and burning samskaras.

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