Keeping It Simple with Yoga.by Dee Greenberg on Apr 28, 2012 Could it be that the now established “yoga industry” is conspiring to make our lives more complicated by getting us to shell out more of our hard earned cash on the purchase of totally unnecessary yoga gear and yoga wear? I mean seriously, do we really need egg shaped yoga blocks? 369 views |
Dear Sadie Nardini—Please Don’t Whitewash Yoga.by Dee Greenberg on Apr 9, 2012 I am about to divulge the cold hard truth about what yoga is and what it isn’t. And I am not going to mince any words in the process. So frankly, if you can’t handle hearing the truth, you had best be on your way. 4,648 views |
Bikram Choudhury Confesses All. {April Fool’s edition}by Dee Greenberg on Apr 1, 2012 “I come here today . . . . ” Bikram paused, uncharacteristically hesitant and every trace of the smile, gone from his face. “I come here today, my friends with a personal confession — something I must get off my chest or I fear I will perish with the burden of my secret.” 8,065 views |
Are You “Playing the Edge” in Your Yoga Practice?by Dee Greenberg on Mar 29, 2012 So what do we mean by “playing the edge?” Playing the edge is like taking little nibbles and bites. Getting a taste of the edge and then maybe backing off a bit, depending on your physical and emotional state on any given day. 390 views |
Are you Breathing? The Essence of Yoga.by Dee Greenberg on Mar 26, 2012 In my eyes, simply learning how to breathe is the foundation of yoga. This must come first before everything else. And I am not talking about any fancy schmancy pranayama here. As I said, I like to keep things simple. 671 views |
Fear of Falling & Bikram Yoga.by Dee Greenberg on Mar 21, 2012 I’ve never had any great love for Bikram Yoga. As a matter of fact, due to the negative press he’s received, I’ve been somewhat skeptical. 556 views |
Motivation: How to Get it and How to Keep It.by Dee Greenberg on Mar 19, 2012 Part of the problem here is that we live in a throwaway society (think about the popularity of disposable cameras) where instant gratification is the norm. People have become accustomed to getting results with little or no effort and perhaps there is a culture of laziness happening right now. 213 views |
Why Practice Yoga Daily?by Dee Greenberg on Mar 12, 2012 For me, “daily practice” is a no brainer and let me explain why. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to see this question from both sides of the fence – and the handwriting is clearly on the wall. 494 views |
I’m a Yoga Teacher With a Checkered Past.by Dee Greenberg on Feb 27, 2012 As preparation for writing this blog post, I began to examine my own checkered relationship with some of the “socially acceptable” but deviant actions from the list above as well as my relationship with out and out stealing! 215 views |
Open Your Heart.by Dee Greenberg on Feb 22, 2012 For the uninitiated, here is a basic introduction to the chakras. 234 views |
Yoga – what’s God got to do with it?by Dee Greenberg on Feb 18, 2012 And if you are just starting out with yoga, this may all seem like a bunch of New Age gobbledygook. Maybe you are not coming to yoga to find God. 145 views |
Jeez, What is all this Hype around Yoga Injuries?by Dee Greenberg on Feb 14, 2012 With the fairly recent popularization of yoga here in the good ol’ USA, it was only a matter of time before people decided to get their rocks off by engaging in “yoga bashing.” 146 views |
Shiva Rea & Sensuality.by Dee Greenberg on Feb 4, 2012 I have eight solid years of yoga teacher training with Shiva Rea under my belt. Let it suffice to say that Shiva does not call it a transformational practice and an evolutionary journey for nothing. 469 views |