How Yoga Made Me Stop Running.by Dani McGuire on Apr 25, 2013 As I climb on the treadmill today the familiar-faced gentlemen beside me says, “Hi Dani! You’re still running?” He looked surprised to see my yoga bum at the YMCA. Well, I’m standing on a treadmill with my worn out sneakers, so he is obviously referring to something else…I think to myself, what has happened to [...] 4,875 views |
A Revolution to End Goodbyes.by Dani McGuire on Feb 9, 2013 After a morning of tear-filled goodbyes, for the couple of hours I leave my three year-old to teach, followed by end-of-life conversations in the yoga for cancer class I hold, one of my students and I were talking about goodbyes and wondered why can’t we just say see you later, instead of goodbye. After all [...] 250 views |
Dancing on the Shadows.by Dani McGuire on Feb 6, 2013 I fell in love with yoga because it showed me how many boxes I had locked myself in, losing sight my authentic self completely. It taught me that nothing is good or bad on its own, but only when measured against truth, intent and greater good. At first, it was scary to begin breaking down [...] 591 views |
The Space Between.by Dani McGuire on Jan 8, 2013 Many of us have experienced it in our lives.. The “something missing” the mis-alignment, and feeling that something isn’t quite whole. 195 views |
Fake It till You Are It—A Spiritual Revolution.by Dani McGuire on Dec 12, 2012 Source: keep-calm-and.tumblr.com via Karencita on Pinterest Our thoughts govern our reality. And, let’s face it—most of us are a little jaded with negative thoughts plaguing our minds. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a spiritual guide to living a happier life, gives us one of the most powerful tools for remedying our sarcasm, cynicism, and negativity [...] 460 views |
Karma Yoga Turned Bad.by Dani McGuire on Nov 28, 2012 I have been practicing yoga for nearly two decades(daily for almost one) to be left with a big fat ego. I once heard on Oprah that the ego stands for “Edging God Out.” My yoga practice is also my spiritual practice; I aim to bring the beloved into my every move and to be more [...] 340 views |
Trust. Surrender. Nonattachment.by Dani McGuire on Nov 28, 2012 So you call yourself a yogi? Then can you remain calm, alert and a vessel while your yoga studio burns to the ground? As a yoga practitioner of 17 years and yoga school owner, it has been a dream of mine to visit the motherland of India. I kept putting the idea out there to [...] 395 views |
Ritual, not Rules: The Fire of Spirit. ~ Dani McGuireby Dani McGuire on Nov 24, 2012 (…) 167 views |
Material-Spiritual Girl. ~ Dani McGuireby Dani McGuire on Mar 4, 2012 I am more spiritual than you and take my practice more seriously because: I have 10 pairs of Lululemon pants, a Manduka mat, drive a Prius, and have a Lakshmi tattoo on my back 680 views |