A while back I was in an evening yoga class. We started playing around with jumping into Bakasana, or Crow pose. I though the teacher was crazy and that I was sure to crack my skull, break my neck or both. I set up my "crash pad" as she called it and watched her demonstrate. I was certain that she was about to magically float into this position with impossible grace. The...
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Lessons from the Crash Pad
Shakti Rocks
As my spring retreat approaches, March 29-31 in Calistoga, CA, yephee. My mind spins backwards a bit to the lovely fall retreat last October, stay present. When the Fall Equinox retreat completed and it was all the positive female energy. The Sangha, community, created by gathering twenty-four women was beautiful and empowering. The feeling of strength, joy,...
YOGA IS NOT ALL ABOUT FLEXIBILITY
It is a common belief that in order to "be good" at yoga you must be flexible! Not true! Yoga helps increase flexibility, strength, endurance and peace of mind! Yoga actually boosts levels of feel-good brain chemicals like GABA, serotonin and dopamine which help you to feel relaxed, calm and content. Yoga works in the same way that anti-depressants and anti-anxiety...
Splits59…from LA to Paris.
One of the MANY reasons I adore my Splits59 gear, is that their comfort & versatility are unparalleled. Just to give a snapshot of a day in my life last week: Tuesday Morning: I wake up & throw on my Raquel pants & Elise tank (I can’t help it…. I am totally partial to this sleek fitting top that bears my name. It’s my all-time favorite!!). After practicing...
The Start of Something New
As the days fly by towards the opening of my new yoga studio, House of Jai, my heart races with anticipation. Never in a million years did I think, walking into yoga 6 years ago, that I would now be an owner of a yoga studio! So adult. Weird because on the inside I very much feel like a 16 year old girl. I'm sure that's common...right...right? I am going into business with...
