This new DVD is for us! It doesn’t expect you to bend over backwards, sit like a pretzel, or stand on your head.
Big Yoga Flex-Ability
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Don’t Just Do Something, Lie There!
Savaasana, the Corpse Pose…we train the body to slow down and guide the mind to get quiet.
New Year, New Book!
I wanted to get these people on the mat to discover for themselves the magical powers of Yoga.
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Today I was watching the Olympics and caught an interview with gold-medalist Evan Lysacek, who is unusually tall for a skater. He was saying that when he was a younger skater, he always wanted to look like the shorter athletes, like his mentor and colleague Scott...
ON BECOMING A YOGA TEACHER
Why did I become a Yoga teacher? I am an admitted Yoga-slacker. When I first started out practicing Yoga, I went with my 2 band-mates. There were three of us girls in Ira Gobu--a piano, bass and drums trio that sang original pop-- and every Wednesday evening, we'd...
Ten Essential Yoga Moves
There are hundreds, maybe thousands, of Yoga poses to choose from, so how do we know which ones are the most essential to our well-being? According to my teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda, the basic Integral Yoga® Hatha 1 class is ideal to keep the body and mind happy, healthy and in harmony.
Gayatri Mantra
A mantra is a “sound formula”. It’s usually a short collection of holy words or syllables which effect the one chanting, and the listener as well.
The Beauty of Old Friends
Yesterday I had such a wonderful surprise. A couple from Chicago, Floyd and Arlene, whom I hadn't seen in 16 years, decided to come by the cottage for a visit. We called some other folks who were friends, and we all met at the beach for a swim and a time to catch up....
The Current Yoga Craze
I love that there is a Yoga craze going on. Everybody wants to get into the act. It's cool, it's hip. It's dope (without using dope that is). Yoga is so money! But are we getting "lost in the Yoga craze"? as Swami Ramananda so aptly put it in the film Living Yoga?...
GURU? WHO RU!
I just returned from a visit to the Satchidananda Ashram (AKA Yogaville) for the auspicious weekend of Guru Poornima, a special celebration honoring the GURU. In case you don't know what the word guru means, it comes from the ancient Sanskrit, the classical language...
Well, here we are!
Or I should say, here I am; launching into Big Yoga's first adventure in blogland... Have you ever wanted to try yoga, but didn't want to go to a regular class because of Your size? Your age? A disability? Well, you don't have to be thin, young, or flexible to enjoy...
Classes of Yoga for Overweight People Are Becoming More Popular
I found this fascinating quote today: People who have weight issues are starting to “segregate” themselves, report saysTIPS BOX, Classes of Yoga for Overweight People Are Becoming More Popular, May 2009 As a yoga teacher of size, I would say it depends on...
What About Big Yoga?
Yoga is for Every-Body!
Melt-down Prevention
The So-Ham breath helps to quiet the mind while energizing the body with fresh oxygen and prana.