Megan LvR
‘Walk slowly.’ ‘Chew your food.’ ‘Make your movements deliberate and firm…so your partner thinks, ‘SHE’S GOT ME.’ ‘Hold your own space…so you become the ripple that makes the wave.’ These were just a few of the themes addressed (literally and figuratively) during the first two days of training here at Casa Om. These are […]
We all have within us the ‘artful dodger’. We’re smart that way. In fact, the smarter we are, the dodgier we get. We find myriad ways to avoid the uncomfortable, messy and painful elements of life, both big and small. Dodging doesn’t help. Yoga does. The things we resist in life…and in practice…are exactly the things […]
‘The most important intimate relationship is the one that we develop with our own bodies.’ -M. Freeman So many of us long for that sense of belonging, of true connection, of intimacy. And we imagine that we will find it with another person. This is possible and, in fact, likely. In the meantime, there’s a […]
I spent the weekend with many amazing people, including one particularly quiet, wise and phenomenal man, B.K. Bose. B.K. founded the Niroga Institute, a non-profit organization that brings Transformative Life Skills to students, vulnerable youth, cancer survivors, seniors and people battling addiction. The work of Niroga directly uplifts thousands of people every week in schools, juvenile halls, homeless […]
I spend most of my waking hours practicing, teaching or thinking about yoga. Yet there remains so much to learn. ‘You are still a baby!’ -B. Choudhury This photo exhibit, on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Fransisco, reminded me that I have an obligation to do so, as did the experts I met […]
Sometimes the simplest things are subtle and complex. Standing on your own feet, for example. Chances are, unless you have spent a lot of time in a yoga room or a dance studio, you are deeply disconnected from your own feet. Which is such a shame…because the alignment of your whole body starts with the alignment of […]
The purpose of life, in my view, is to play. (And, more specifically, to use play as a vehicle for observation, discovery, connection, and learning). To bring enthusiasm and joy with me wherever I go. Even (especially!) to the dirtiest and most unpleasant of tasks…and the (seemingly) empty moments between tasks. Occasionally, external circumstances conspire […]
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