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Where our teachers explore yoga on and off the matAttaining Health Through Yoga by Lucy
Attaining Health Through Yoga Yoga emphasizes a holistic approach to health which includes physical exercise, diet, proper elimination, deep breathing, rest, relaxation techniques, and meditation. Yoga teaches us to look deeply at ourselves without judgment. Yoga...
Yoga is Community by Mandi
Yoga is community. Yoga has never been more accessible or mainstream. It is everywhere. There are so many ways to practice: yoga studios, gyms, membership organizations, in the workplace, even watching yoga videos at home. I have personally utilized all...
Why I Practice & Teach Yoga – An Interview with Marissa Fratoni
A couple of years ago, I was interviewed by Kim Genest's (RYT-200hr) niece who was writing an ethnographical paper for her sociology course. She chose an integrative health practitioner/yoga instructor as her subject. That subject was me. The questions were really...
Aparigraha and The Role of Expectation By Sawrah
The first two limbs of the 8 limbs of yoga are the yamas and niyamas or the restraints and observances. These practices are guides to govern our interactions with the greater world and also our inner world. Although these practices are hard to...
Healing is Real By Stephanie
Healing Is Real by Stephanie Earls I'm sometimes asked why I teach yoga/what brought me to the practice. While there are a million reasons - and just one - all at the same time, what is important to say is that I am compelled to share the practice and empower...
Becoming our Emotions By Jennie
Becoming our Emotions Staying Present in a World of Reactionary Moments The other day, it happened. I was driving along on a one-lane main road, and there was a slow oil truck taking it's sweet time in front of me. I knew it was going to turn...
Abyhasa & Vairagya – Or How to Conquer a Swingset like a Champ By Molly
Last year, when spring came (finally) to New England, I was driving one sunny afternoon, and saw a little boy swinging with abandon on his swingset. Legs pumping. Tossing his head back each time his feet swung up high. A full-bodied swing if ever there was one. His...
Connecting with Yourself By Kayla
“Yoga is not about touching your toes, It is what you learn on the way down.” ~ Judith Hanson Lasater Eight years ago I was all about fitness. It was a way for me to handle my anxiety, or I thought it was. Every time I felt anxious, I would work out. When I...
How My Sister Led Me to Yoga By Joan P.
In 1990, my little sister, Lois, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and went through surgery, chemo, and radiation. She relied upon the support of the Wellness Community in Newton for emotional healing. One of the free programs offered there was...
Mommy and Me Yoga By Marissa
Have you ever wanted to know what Mommy and Me Yoga looks like? Check out this video blog (vlog) entry from resident Mommy and Me and Mommy to Be teacher Marissa. Mommy and Me - Wednesdays, 10:00 - 11:15am Mommy to Be - Thursdays, 5:30 - 6:45 pm Mommy and Me Yoga is a...
Yoga is home. By Mandi
Yoga is home. I am not the most disciplined person by nature. My thoughts and emotions can change as quickly as the wind. Ideas happen and fade away. New projects begin and then other projects take priority. I’m sure many of you can relate. However people...
Your yoga teacher is human: A call to practice by Sawrah
Your yoga teacher has car trouble. Your yoga teacher has kids. Your yoga teacher has good days and bad. Your yoga teacher skips practice sometimes. Your yoga teacher forgets what leg you are on. Your yoga teacher goes to the grocery store. In the age of Yoga...