by annieory | Aug 31, 2019 | beginner, Events, Off the Mat, Practice
The Basics – History: Cannabis has been used to enhance yoga and meditation for thousands of years Benefits: Calm, presence, deeper focus, patience, breath Side effects: Dries the tissues, causes an imbalance in standing poses, can cause sleepiness or heaviness...
by annieory | Aug 23, 2019 | beginner, how-to, Practice
Why add heat to the yoga? Annie will tell you why! In traditional yoga practice, you might have done Sun Salute A with 30 repetitions before moving into the Warrior series for 10-20 breath holds. Your asana practice would have taken 2 hours every day. In the modern...
by annieory | May 6, 2019 | Practice
“You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just needed to learn it for yourself.” – Glinda the Good Witch, The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum “You changed my life!” It is a thing students say to yoga teachers. It’s sweet and meant to show...
by annieory | Jul 29, 2016 | Events
We asked Leslie Kaminoff to give us a preview of what we will learn when he visits August 27/28. One of our teachers and one of our students had questions he graciously answered.
by annieory | Jul 27, 2016 | beginner, how-to, Practice
Recently a student wrote to me with some questions about daily yoga practice, weight loss, and resistance. Following are my answers, I thought you might like to hear them as well. Question #1: What is “transformational results.” Not to sound shallow or too...