About: Anne Samit
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Who’s Your Teacher? ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on May 20, 2013 In yoga, how old we are apparently doesn’t matter. Yoga seems to be an equalizer. This might not be evident when walking by each other on the street, but once we are on the mat, it’s really so easy to see. 495 views |
How Do You Tell the Truth? ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on May 6, 2013 And maybe, when I look to others or others look to me, we are really just on a quest for validation of what we already know to be true. Maybe good advice really is just helping each other see inside to the truth that’s already there. 1,884 views |
Coming Home. ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Apr 22, 2013 Yoga has brought me home in a way that is hard to explain, especially for someone who never realized she was far away in the first place. 368 views |
I Hit My Head 3 Times at Yoga! ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Apr 8, 2013 My best guess is that the backbends are supposed to be about opening the heart, and the dipping back is supposed to be about facing fears. So,maybe, on some level, I am trying to do both. 415 views |
 We Are Here Together, Always. ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Apr 1, 2013 Somehow, moving on my mat has been like an alarm clock, jolting me from one state of consciousness to another. 88 views |
The Day the Sun Came out in Rocket Yoga. ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Mar 18, 2013 The sun from the window behind me has moved us over one spot each! It shines on my back and my neighbor’s, too, making a great big sun spot that stretches out across the floor, window panes and all. 457 views |
Seeing Stars at Yoga. ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Mar 4, 2013 The floor comes at me fast, and I pop open my hands, landing them on my mat. I think I’ve done okay, but I can’t find my way back up. The instructor pulls me up and forward, doing all the heavy lifting. 217 views |
 Muscles & Yoga. ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Feb 18, 2013 Yoga is like a long car ride, and I feel like the kid in the backseat asking, “When are we gonna get there?” 500 views |
A Rainbow of Grief. ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Feb 4, 2013 I am surprised to have come upon such deep grief. How did it get there, especially if I am seemingly so easy to please? 469 views |
 Yoga in the Rain.by Anne Samit on Jan 29, 2013 Before I know it, I am lost to the practice and creating my own rain. I have watered my own mat and have started to slip and slide. I spread my towel overtop my mat for grip. It’s so hot that I am grateful each time the ceiling rains. 229 views |
What Takes Your Breath Away? ~ Anne Samitby Anne Samit on Jan 8, 2013 The answer can be as simple as a breath. We have to breathe. 638 views |
 Cinderella Does Yoga.by Anne Samit on Dec 12, 2012 Looking back, I am surprised to realize that I had effectively twisted myself into as small a ball as possible, unknowingly protecting myself from life’s flow. , 261 views |
I Never Knew Receiving Was Work.by Anne Samit on Nov 27, 2012 I am often told nice things by the very good people in my life, and by strangers, too. It brings me up short each time, and I am always surprised to hear them. No one on the outside really can tell that some hard times have left their marks on the inside, making the opening to receive such niceties that much smaller. 524 views |
Yoga & Confessions.by Anne Samit on Oct 23, 2012 Slowly, I eased my way into the practice, letting go of intimidation, letting go of inhibition, and letting go of my guard. 629 views |
Will sucking it up get you upside down?by Anne Samit on Oct 16, 2012 I try to pretend there is no mirrored wall standing guard, and sometimes I can land the handstand without it. I measure my success at the end of class by the number of toe prints on the mirror. 326 views |
Yoga tugs at my soul strings, but sometimes I want to cut & run.by Anne Samit on Oct 8, 2012 I do not always want to think about what yoga sometimes makes me think about. Sometimes, it is shouting at my soul to pay attention, and I think sleeping in on my practice might just be my way of covering my ears. 208 views |
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Lost at Sea in the Yoga Studio.by Anne Samit on Sep 19, 2012 I had spent a months trying the pop up during this sequence but found myself much more timid in mid-room than near the wall. Safe on my mat but without the security of the wall, I would place my hands to the earth, put one foot in the air and push off with the one on the ground… 383 views |
 Chicken Little Might Just Be the Brave One, After All.by Anne Samit on Sep 9, 2012 I hunkered down, and it was yoga that brought me back out. 2,482 views |
I am nine years old again in handstand.by Anne Samit on Sep 5, 2012 Clearing my mind as it must have been as a young child seems to be an integral part of my success. It sounds so simple; yet, as with the handstand itself, it remains a challenge. 227 views |
Flying 50 Feet Off the Ground in Crow Pose.by Anne Samit on Aug 27, 2012 When I first started yoga, I could get into some of the initial phases of poses by virtue of simply being coordinated. But, as I progressed, yoga seemed to demand more of me, and not just strength and stretch and balance. It demanded fearlessness, and it started with Crow. 399 views |
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, sometimes I can’t really see myself at all.by Anne Samit on Aug 21, 2012 (Yoga has made me stronger. It has given me muscles, for sure; but, it has also given me the courage to see what broke so long ago. I had not really looked in years.) 293 views |
Roller Coaster Ride.by Anne Samit on Aug 11, 2012 photo: Intamin10 Finding Freedom In Reckless Abandon It was the first chilly Sunday morning of the fall, and I was anxious to attend the 10 a.m. yoga class. This is one of my favorite classes. It is the perfect hour, still the morning but with time to laze around a bit. Class is crowded, the people are all friendly and [...] 164 views |
My Open Heart.by Anne Samit on Aug 10, 2012 I would like to say I have an open heart. It sounds nice and like something I should have. Blessed with family and friends, I have people in my life for whom I open my heart. Yet, the heart can go through some rough terrain over a period of time, and it can cause the guard [...] 324 views |
Yoga & Humanity.by Anne Samit on Aug 7, 2012 How often do we show our humanity? I often get to help my daughter with her work in New York City. Each time I go, I pack up my yoga mat and together we attend as many classes as our schedule allows. Although I am still in the first year of working out, my daughter has [...] 263 views |
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