by Catherine Reid | Feb 2, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
“The third yama is asteya, nonstealing. While commonly understood as not taking what is not ours, it can also mean not taking more than we need. We fail to practice asteya when we take credit that is not ours or take more food than we can eat. We fail also...
by Catherine Reid | Jan 24, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
Satya, or Truth, is the second yama that we’re studying in class for the end of January. Within our practice, satya is intimately connected with the first yama (ahimsa, or non-harming). If my truth in a pose is that a muscle has been pushed into strain, then I...
by Catherine Reid | Jan 9, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
The theme in my classes for the first 2 weeks of January is ahimsa*, translated as non-violence, or kindness. In our fast bright striving culture, we are taught to keep moving towards a goal, sometimes at a cost to our own happiness or well-being. In yoga, the...
by Catherine Reid | Nov 10, 2011 | Blog, Yoga
Sometimes in Savasana (the final resting pose at the end of class), someone coughs, even if they hadn’t done so for the entire duration of the class. Perhaps tears emerge, or sighs of relief as people dissolve into absolute rest. Yoga stirs things up. It...
by Catherine Reid | Oct 21, 2011 | Blog, Yoga
Last week someone said that when she arrived in class, her breath was stuck in the middle of her chest, and about halfway through the hour, it dropped down into her belly. This was spoken enthusiastically, with raised brows. Surely this is one of yoga’s...
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