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Inner balance eluding you? This will help.

January 2, 2018 By Rupali Embry 4 Comments

quote - Mark Twain

Twice a month we get the perfect chance as teachers to inspire in our students an appreciation for the introspective side of their nature. The days of the full and new moons are great opportunities to draw attention to our feminine side and give permission to honor it. These are some of my favorite times […]

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Build a fun, well-rounded class of folds, backbends and twists

July 11, 2017 By Tania Ingrahm Leave a Comment

Vinyasa Short: Folds/Backbends/Twists

Here’s an idea you can build on…plan your class with three types of poses in mind: forward folds, backbends and twists. Folds, backbends and twists are complimentary—your body will begin to crave them as you move through class. Basically you’ll follow the pattern Rupali suggests in this Vinyasa Short on Folds/Backbends/Twists. She shows three repetitions […]

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Is this crazy pose really that wild?

February 21, 2017 By Rupali Embry 2 Comments

I called this pose “Crazy Pose” long before I heard it had a name. Others (Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, etc.) call it “Wild Thing.” Both names hint at its unconventional nature. Wild Thing can be a deceptively challenging back-bending pose, for a number of reasons. First, some ways of entering it make it a whole […]

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Parshva bakasana the fun and easy way

January 31, 2017 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Arm Balancing Vinyasa Short

I’m a big fan of arm balancing poses like parshva bakasana (side crow or crane) because they REALLY require that one-pointed focus that yoga is known to cultivate. For example, if there’s a wobble in parshva bakasana, it might not be about the pose itself but perhaps the mind wandered even just a tiny bit. […]

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Sankalpa: An awareness that guides your way home

January 3, 2017 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

Finding your way home with your sankalpa

In one of my previous posts, I talked about how an awareness of and the subsequent despair about our common human suffering (saṃvega) can cause the awakening of a desire (pasada) to pursue Dharma, the path to Truth. I believe that many of us teach yoga because this pasada has been awakened within us. It […]

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