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Rikers Island Yoga

This post is for the introverts. As much as the big personalities make themselves seen in a place like Rikers, I also see those that are quiet. In the summer the city gets hot but it feels even hotter...

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Adventures in Yoga Teaching – Riker’s Island (Liberation Prison Yoga)

  My routine has formed. I’m also recognizing many of the drivers and COs. I really like Tuesdays. However, this week I was cautiously optimistic about what would take place in 3 South A, the...

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Adventures in Teaching Yoga- Riker’s Island (Liberation Prison Yoga

  8:20 am (On the Q100 to Riker’s) I was hesitant to write a post last week. It’s not because anything dramatic happened, just the opposite in fact. It was hot last and despite the air conditioning...

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Adventures in Teaching Yoga- Riker’s Island (Liberation Prison Yoga)

“Comedy is acting out optimism.” -Robin Williams   By some magnificent shift of the planets I woke at 5:30 feeling refreshed. The first thing I heard in my head was the last line of the Langston...

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Yoga in Times Square- Mind Over Madness 2014

    “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” ― Charles Bowden   I love the summer. Call it nostalgia but warm weather makes anything possible. Maybe it’s because I’m not wrapped in layers of...

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Vegan Diaries- Collard Greens Get a Facelift

  In the world of southern and soul food, collard greens are a staple. They are typically cooked with ham hock and lots of fat. And since the leaves are fairly tough cooking greens long and slow is...

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Guest Post! Discount Yoga By Kellie Murphy

By Kellie C. Murphy My practice got a little too expensive in the Fall. My regular studio is a quaint little dojo in Moorestown that can hold about 12 of us on a crowded Saturday morning. I got to the...

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Keep Your Eyes on Your Own F*#&ing Mat – Response to Jen Caron

(There isn’t a big juicy rant ahead, so be warned. I decided to think before I wrote. Please know that the calm state of mind in which I wrote this post does not reflect the normally snarky way I...

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Stand Here, in This Place – Adventures in Yoga

I wasn’t able to get out of my own way this week. Out of sync. And because I like nothing more than making matters worse, I tried to rush each day along. Futile and insane. We’ve all done it, tried to...

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Earth Yoga – Daily Tips to be More Green

We hear the expression ‘being green’ tossed about pretty frequently. Everyone wants a better world.  But ending global warming and saving the environment seem like daunting tasks. Sometimes it can...

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New Year Yoga

So many studios now offer a peaceful way to bring in the New Year. With a practice and an ‘aum’ we can start the new year fresh. Happy New Year friends. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu “May all beings...

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Cheerleader Yoga – You Can Do It

So check it. I have an unhealthy obsession with trying to hop forward to handstand. It’s down the road, but I like to think one day I could get there. In a workshop we partnered off trying to stack...

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Open Letter to a Yoga Teacher

Dear Katherine- When I realized that you were teaching class today I got nervous first and choked up, second. Your standing bow pose looks at me every time I walk into the locker room. But taking...

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Renewing Your Spirit – 5 Ways to Do It

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”  - George Eliot There’s something about autumn that I love and...

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Laughter Yoga

All you need in the world is love and laughter. That’s all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other. August Wilson   Have you heard of Laughter Yoga? Laugh for No Reason by...

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Vegan Diaries- Building a Pantry

A delicious, nutritious meal is easy to prepare on the day you come home from the grocery store. But as the food dwindles, the urge to order take-out or grab unhealthy frozen pizza grows. Unplanned...

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September is Hunger Action Month

Here are some sobering facts about hunger in the US. (Courtesy Do Something) 1 in 6 people in America face hunger. Households with children reported a significantly higher food insecurity rate than...

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Chalkboard Yoga, Fresh Starts and All That.

You don’t have to wait for the New Year for a fresh start. Amanda McDonald, yoga teacher wrote a status update that made high five my Mac. Why are we so resistant to just solving problems, instead of...

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Adventures in Yoga- When Writing and Yoga Collide

However, a few weeks ago I spent an afternoon with Kathleen Kraft- poet and yogi. Kathleen hosted a workshop where we were able to spend time connecting body, breath and words. I can’t tell you how...

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Adventures in Yoga – Don’t Get Mad at the Pose, It Didn’t Do Anything

I’ve had a scuffle or two with some of my least favorite poses.   Namaste y’all

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