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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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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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Need an awesome supine sequence to complete your practice?

January 19, 2016 By Rupali Embry 9 Comments

Supine sequence is a great way to finish your practice.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays I go to a ridiculously early conditioning class that’s been running for about 30 years. It’s so popular that I have to leave my house at 5am to get a spot in class. By the time I set up my weights and other workout paraphernalia, I still have about 35 minutes […]

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Asana tip sheet #19 – Mukta hasta sirsasana

February 4, 2015 By Rupali Embry 3 Comments

Tania in mukta hasta sirsasana

We’re featuring a more advanced headstand, mukta hasta sirsasana, this week for our Ashtanga practitioners. In Ashtanga second series, there’s a string of headstands done in a row—some with hands free or “liberated” and some with bound or “baddha” hand/arm positions. This one is called mukta hasta sirsasana B. The exit from this headstand in […]

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Wishing you a blissful holiday season

December 17, 2014 By Rupali Embry Leave a Comment

A very very merry everything!

Thank you for being a part of our yoga community. It means a lot to us that you’re here.We hope you’re enjoying a meaningful holiday season with those you love. ~ namaste,Rupali & Tania BlissfulYogini

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