The first limb of yoga is yama – moral restraints or abstentions, and the fifth yama is aparigraha, or noncoveting.  Another translation is “refrainment from acquisition”.  It’s difficult to even contemplate how that concept works in our consumer-driven economy.  It becomes even more challenging as the holiday season approaches.

Can we honor aparigraha in our yoga practice,  and perhaps nudge up to aparigraha more often in our everyday lives?  Perhaps a shift in perspective can help: instead of practicing my backbend ...

Dear All~

Last week we focused on abdominal poses in most of the classes, exploring abdominal actions from the obvious to the more subtle.

Linda DiCarlo, during the workshop in Savannah this past weekend, took the concept of “from the gross to the subtle” to another level, as she led us towards ever-deeper, more thoughtful, penetration of the intelligence of the body in our postures. Rather than “repeating” a pose, we did our “second evolution”, enlivening more cells and fibers with each ...