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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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