I am murdering a colony of teeny tiny ants in my car. I’m not sure how it started. We always have ants around the house (it is Florida)- but I’m surprised that I managed to bring in enough to start a whole civilization. It was probably beneficial that there must be enough Nature Valley granolaContinue reading “An Elegy For the Ants in my Car”
Category Archives: Ahimsa
Opportunity For Honesty- Politics, Satya, and Yoga (Follow-up to Satya Post 1)
This week’s post on Satya (seen here) was really hard to write. I actually had to take a nap in the middle of writing it. Not because I was tired- but because my body put up a defense mechanism: sleepiness in the face of stress! The fact is that I’m experiencing a problem with honestyContinue reading “Opportunity For Honesty- Politics, Satya, and Yoga (Follow-up to Satya Post 1)”
Dynamic Peacefulness: Ahimsa
One of the fun bonuses of class planning is that by theming my classes, I have the opportunity to expand my own knowledge and awareness. I’m really excited about my latest cycle of themes- the Yamas, or “Restraints” of Yoga. The Yamas, or Moral Restraints, comprise the first of the eight-limbed path of yoga (seeContinue reading “Dynamic Peacefulness: Ahimsa”
A Sad Tale of Ahimsa and Janu Sirsasana C (Or, Your Yoga Teacher is Kind of a Hypocrite)
So recently I’ve been playing a bit with the Ashtanga Primary Series. It’s more like a flirtation- I’m not ready to commit to a serious Ashtanga practice. To mix metaphors, you could even say I’m just dipping my toe in the water. My incredibly crippled, feeble little pinkie toe. The one that I mashed mercilesslyContinue reading “A Sad Tale of Ahimsa and Janu Sirsasana C (Or, Your Yoga Teacher is Kind of a Hypocrite)”