CMYW Blog
Where our teachers explore yoga on and off the mat
The Reality of Now By Lauren
On the edge of Southern England, tucked away along the 96-mile stretch of the Jurassic Coast, lies the most breathtaking green hills and towering white cliffs. Standing at the edge here, gazing out over the English Channel, I simply breathed, completely. It was...
Tough Thoughts? Three Techniques to Tidy the Mind – By Stephanie
Hello yogis! Last time I wrote for you I shared five simple postures (asanas) to freshen up the body. Some days a handful of stretches is all it takes to freshen up the mind too. Other days the mind over-does, obsessing about the past or anticipating the...
Say Yes! By Molly
SAY YES! Live Your Yoga. One of the yogic principles I come back to again and again is the idea of abhysa and vairagya (in fact, I wrote about this in my first CMYW blog entry. To boil abhysa down to a very simple idea, you might just say it means a big...
Evolve or Dissolve By Sawrah
A friend recently told me to “evolve or dissolve.” It hit home in a lot of ways, especially as we enter a new season. There is a lot shifting in my life (and everyone else’s) and sometimes it can be hard to see where you are going and trust that you are moving...
Daily Mountain Practice by Marissa
Being a working Mommy to a toddler leaves little time for self-care. So my self-care is usually planned over the course of the day. Two minutes here, five minutes there. Usually, I can sneak in a three minute mountain pose waiting for the tea kettle to sing. So...
Blessings and Purpose: The Evolution of Yoga Warriors International (TM) By Lucy
BLESSINGS AND PURPOSE: THE EVOLUTION OF YOGA WARRIORS INTERNATIONAL™ Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences; all events are blessings given to us to learn...
A Happy Life by Kayla
As I am writing a paper for my ethics course on the secret to live a happy life, I have to stop and wonder; is there really a secret or is it right in front of us and we are not allowing ourselves to open up to see it. Yogi’s focus on the here and now with the...
Five Minutes? Five Foundational Poses to Freshen Up By Steph
Years ago as a new teacher I heard an interview with composer Stephen Sondheim. When asked about art he said, “Art in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.” This captured something I feel about yoga. Yoga is art to me: a combination of boundaries...
Aligning Your Practice with the Summer Solstice by Mandi
I absolutely love this time of year. The days are long, the flowers are blooming, butterflies and bees are soaring about, baby birds are learning to fly, and the trees are green and thriving. The earth is in its most expressive form. We are also approaching the...
Yoga: Having a Conversation with Yourself By Jennie
"Jennie, I really need yoga in my life - when are you teaching?" "Jennie - what's a good yoga pose for stress?" "Jennie, I hurt my back...is there yoga for back injury?" "Jennie - I'd love to start doing yoga but there just isn't any time." Some people know me as the...
Yoga Is Not For “Posers” By Molly
Dandasana. Utkatasana. Malasana. Eka pada rajakapotasana (yup! Say that five times fast…) These are Sanskrit names for common yoga poses, and if you entered any yoga class it would be 99.9% likely that yogis would be engaged in these types of asanas (the physical...
It’s okay to say no. By Kayla
It’s Okay to Say No. First off, I am a people pleaser. I always want to please everyone no matter how I feel. When asked to do something, the first word out of my mouth is yes! I never say, let me think about it, because I say yes without thinking. I do not like...