Adventures in Meditation – Learning to Stay
My mama said Baby don’t ride that crazy horse And my mama said You must push with much force And my mama said Go get all that you’re after And my mama said That love’s all that matters But I’m...
View ArticleAdventures in Teaching Yoga- Prison Yoga (Liberation Prison Yoga)
This is a teaching on a Tibetan word: shenpa. The usual translation of the word shenpa is attachment. If you were to look it up in a Tibetan dictionary, you would find that the definition was...
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I really like Tuesdays. However, this week I was cautiously optimistic about what would take place in 3 South A, the sentenced women’s dorm. Last week had a shaky start but seemed to end on a high...
View ArticleStart Now- Beginner Meditation (Audio included)
Meditation may seem intimidating if you’ve never done it before. Here are three tips to get you started: 1. Just try- don’t worry about being perfect, or getting it. The act of being still, even for...
View ArticleSaturday Yoga- Self Care
Happiness is an inside job. - William Arthur Ward Teaching is a strenuous activity. There’s a tangible and intangible exchange of energy. With a group of teenagers I have to corral the energy and...
View ArticleMonday Yoga- Every Passing Minute is Another Chance to Turn it All Around
Psst. You don’t have to fear Monday. For many years I used to suffer from ‘Sunday Night Jitters.’ Sometimes it was well-deserved. I may have been blown off homework and was cramming to get it...
View ArticleMoney Yoga
Money and Life is a documentary that talks about where money comes from (thin air) and how it’s been turned into the way we live our lives and what we can do about it. Money & Life...
View ArticleRikers Island Yoga
Even flowers grow in rock crevices- via flickr Had a small but mighty class on the fourth floor. Inspired by a class I took the previous evening, I invited everyone to explore moving in slow motion...
View ArticleRikers Island Yoga
This post is for the introverts. As much as the big personalities make themselves seen in a place like Rikers, I also see those that are quiet. In the summer the city gets hot but it feels even hotter...
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