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Take yoga with you

Posted on May 6, 2013 by thinkfirst

The season is here for our students to be camping, hiking, walking, running, traveling and getting outside. We encourage y’all to take a simple practice with you. This week we will learn a simple flow for the 6 movements of … Continue reading →

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Apanasana and Squat pose

Posted on January 14, 2013 by thinkfirst

This week in our Rexburg Yoga morning class we will play with two poses that are very similar to each other: apanasana and squat. Apanasana is the same as a squat except the student is reclined. Here’s some more details … Continue reading →

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Saraswati and a Swan

Posted on December 7, 2012 by thinkfirst

Most of the stories we have learned this whole year are of men, sages and animals. Saraswati is one of the personifications of the Divine Mother. Her seat is a lotus flower and her vehicle through the universe is a … Continue reading →

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Anjali Mudra

Posted on November 12, 2012 by thinkfirst

We will explore and play with several hand mudras in our class this week. It’s a lovely way to bring meaning and intention into your practice. There can be many layers of meaning with each mudra and knowing them can … Continue reading →

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Moon pose

Posted on November 8, 2012 by thinkfirst

A quote Quote from Mother Teresa “See how nature-trees, flowers, grass-grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls.” See more about the Full Moon … Continue reading →

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Halasana – Plough pose

Posted on October 29, 2012 by thinkfirst

From Hindu mythology the plough, or hala is carried and used by Krishna’s big brother, Balaram. His name is sometimes called Haladhara meaning the plough-carrier. Once upon a time, Duryodhana imprisoned Krishna’s son Samba in Hastinapur. The family patriarch, King … Continue reading →

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A Cat Stretch

Posted on October 20, 2012 by thinkfirst

Bobcat stretching by Charles Glatzer Yoga practice in Yellowstone Park

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Kurmasana – The tortoise

Posted on October 15, 2012 by thinkfirst

If this Hubble telescope image had to be described in a story might be told as the churning of the cosmic sea of milk. Maybe that is where this Hindu myth originated, from the spiraling cosmos itself. Source: Hubblesite.org

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Autumn and the Lungs

Posted on October 1, 2012 by thinkfirst

In the Chinese 5 element system Autumn corresponds to the metal element and to the organs Lungs and Large intestine. The emotion associated with this season is grief.

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Kundalini energy

Posted on September 29, 2012 by thinkfirst

One of the programs I listen to regularly while working around the house is Sounds True: Insights at the Edge. A recent interview was with Dr Lawrence Edwards on Kundalini energy.

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