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Confessions of a Yogi: This was easier when I was skinny!
April 17, 2012
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I didn’t realize how much weight I’d gained until I attempted to move into a bind in class a few weeks ago. I thought at first that my alignment was off, but, as I attempted to rebuild the pose, it hit me: I couldn’t work my way into Badda Uttihita Parsvakonasana bec
Continue Reading →Yoga Tree Supports Pregnancy Awareness Month in May
April 04, 2012
Yoga Tree is thrilled to be a part of Pregnancy Awareness Month this coming May 2012. To commemorate the month-long celebration, Yoga Tree is offering classes and special workshops for the entire month. Workshops are being taught by the Director of Prenatal Programming, Jane Austin,
Continue Reading →Tuning Into the Present Moment through Sensory Experience
April 02, 2012
by John Rettger Yoga and mindfulness practices keep us grounded and centered amid the ever-changing conditions of the world around us. In this article, I offer a meditation practice exploring the five senses as anchors for present moment awareness and experiencing. Awareness of the fi
Continue Reading →Marichyasana III (Pose dedicated to the sage Marichi)
March 29, 2012
Sweet April showers Do spring May flowers. —Thomas Tusser, A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry Where Spring is blooming, all of nature is hinting at renewal. Fruit trees burst into bright pink and white blossoms, birdsong awakens the early riser and the light of day stretches l
Continue Reading →Are You A Conscious Eater?
March 29, 2012
As a yogi are you searching for something? What are you looking to cultivate? Why do you get on your mat each month? Each week? Each day? Why do you keep coming back? I wonder, is it to become conscious? I have been thinking about this word, consciousness, a lot lately and to be hone
Continue Reading →Pincha Mayurasana: Feathered Peacock Pose (Forearm balance)
February 28, 2012
Pose of the Month: Pincha Mayurasana: Feathered Peacock Pose (Forearm balance) By Chrisandra Fox Walker The month of March is a natural dawn for sloughing off the dark and heavy of winter and embracing the light and radiant color of early Spring. With growing warmth and light-filled d
Continue Reading →Ride the Wave of Craving
February 28, 2012
Ride the Wave of a Craving. By Darshana Weill Food Freedom Coach and Yoga Teacher I WANT CHOCOLATE! SWEETS! BREAD! CEREAL! ETC… Cravings.They are our greatest delight and worst enemy. Sometimes it seems like you have no control over them.The last you remember you were walking do
Continue Reading →Guardian Rates the Top 10 Yoga Teachers
February 23, 2012
Yoga Tree couldn’t be more proud to have 6 out of 10 of the best yoga teachers as rated by the Guardian in the February 22nd issue. Link to San Francisco Bay Guardian article. The first mention is Pete Guinosso who was rated as goofy and loose. Who knew? Apparently everyone as w
Continue Reading →An Interview with Anusara Yoga Tree Teacher Stacey Rosenberg.
February 06, 2012
This is what bliss looks like – An interview with Stacey Rosenberg. by Jeannie Page “Interview previously featured on Elephant Journal.” Joseph Campbell famously said “Follow Your Bliss…” This is something for which we all strive, but how do we know when we’ve found
Continue Reading →GuruGanesha Band Live at Castro March 25th
February 03, 2012
Join GuruGanesha and his all star seven piece band – Jai Kartar (Michelle), Hans Christian, Daniel Paul, Sat Kartar Singh, Gurusangat & Russel Green – for a magical evening of joyful chanting, mystical world music and hilarious stories from the spiritual path! Light sh
Continue Reading →Urdhva Mukha Svanasana – Upward Facing Dog Pose
January 30, 2012
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana (Upward Facing Dog Pose) with Chrisandra Fox Walker One translation of the word tantra is “to expand (tan)” and “to protect or to free from sorrow” (tra). The tools of tantra, such as asana, pranayama and meditation practices are designed to help us grow and exp
Continue Reading →Explore, Expand and Enjoy!
January 29, 2012
By Jill Abelson On a trip to India, writer/mythologist Joseph Campbell decided he wanted to meet a major guru face to face. He went to a celebrated teacher, Sri Krishna Menon. With all the difficulties, trials and tribulations in life, Campbell wanted to know why we wouldn’t at time
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