When we learn about Lakshmi, we typically learn that she's associated with wealth, accomplishment, and success. But Kempton proposes that Lakshmi is also the felt sense of having enough.…
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Recently, as I went into Triangle Pose, the inner dialogue went something like this, “OK, right foot out, left foot in. Yuck, my side waist is so tight today. And my neck! Always so tight. Will this never change?…
For the past year, I've tried to carve out a more sustainable existence for myself. No more working until my arms ache and my eyes twitch - I get up and take breaks now. No more skipping yoga because…
I'll let you in on a secret: Hanumanasana is not a particularly difficult pose for me. When I was five years old, I took gymnastics lessons. And although I was terrible on the vault and a complete chicken when…
In my experience side bending feels luscious, decadent, and delicious. I tend to be less achievement-oriented in my side bends than I am in my forward bends or backbends. Instead of trying to go deeper or bend further, I…
Ah, Shoulderstand. The pose that drives me to pretend I have my period, just so I don’t have to suffer through it. Mmm hmm. That’s right ladies and gents, I said it: I have, on at least one occasion,…
Upward-Facing Dog and I did not become fast friends upon our first introduction. For years I found the pose alternately painful and confounding. These days I relish it.…
Have you ever wondered what Full Boat Pose (Paripurna Navasana) is really supposed to look like? Or Camel Pose? Or what Half Lord of the Fishes Pose (Ardha Matsyendrasana) should look like if you're twisted correctly? Or even realized…
I love everything about Ardha Chandrasana or Half Moon Pose. On a really good day when I'm balancing effortlessly in Half Moon, standing leg firm and rooted like a pillar, ribcage revolving open, shoulder blades pressing into my back,…