About: Julia Lee
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Time to Give Up Our Excuses.by Julia Lee on Dec 5, 2012 Excuses are anything that we use to sabotage ourselves from being happy. 244 views |
5 Things Barista Training Taught Me about Yoga.by Julia Lee on Nov 16, 2012 1. What you start with is important. 475 views |
 The Art of Adjusting: Learning How To Receive.by Julia Lee on Oct 28, 2012 The topic of hands-on adjustments is one that is often hotly debated in the yoga world. There are entire training modules and workshops designed to teach the art of assisting. There are some schools of thought that say that all students should receive some form of physical guidance from a teacher—and others that claim that [...] 610 views |
An Open Letter to Beginner Yoga Students Everywhere.by Julia Lee on Oct 10, 2012 … 7,283 views |
Love Isn’t Something You Have to Go Searching to Find. {Video}by Julia Lee on Oct 3, 2012 Love Competition Rules: Participants will have 5 minutes in an fMRi machine to love someone as hard as they can. Brain regions involved involved in producing the neurochemical experience of love will be measured. The contestant who generates the greatest level of activity in those areas, wins. Watch and learn. You may be surprised. Love truly [...] 512 views |
Quite Possibly One Of The Coolest Yoga Videos Ever.by Julia Lee on Jun 30, 2011 Phillip Askew of Yoga + Ballet fame in New York City Vinyasa: 7,999 views |
Metamorphosis.by Julia Lee on Jun 15, 2011 Bear with me for a bit of science review here. In biology, moulting is the process in which an animal casts off a part of its body (often the outer layer), either at specific times of year, or at specific points in its life cycle. Snakes, for instance, are widely known for the way that [...] 256 views |
How Yoga Has Changed My Life (And How It Can Change Yours).by Julia Lee on Apr 26, 2011 All my life, I’ve been a bit of a perfectionist. I used to tell myself, it’s just the way I am. I would never lend out books to people for fear that they would bend a corner or crack a spine. My notes in school were perfect and pristine, and if I ever made a mistake [...] 406 views |
Redefining Happiness.by Julia Lee on Jan 21, 2011 I recently came across some pictures online of an old friend of mine who is now travelling around the world. We went to high school together, this friend and I, and then off to university in the same city where we shared many of our first-year experiences. Unfortunately, my friend felt no passion for her [...] 307 views |
8 Tips for Committing to a Daily Yoga Practice.by Julia Lee on Nov 16, 2010 Are you a yoga beginner? Or are you looking to start a daily practice? Or maybe you’re more like me, whose personal yoga practice of late could be classified as either “dithering” or “nonexistent.” Either way, have I ever got some tips for you! Read on: 1. Tell your most critical friend about your yoga [...] 2,070 views |
Yoga + Ballet.by Julia Lee on Nov 16, 2010 Phillip Askew, yoga instructor, and Lydia Walker, formerly of the School of American Ballet, present their “Variations On Surya Namaskara” as part of Columbia Ballet Collaborative’s Fall Show at New York City Center Studio on November 22, 2008. With the improvisational accompaniment of pianist Jonah Rank. Gorgeous. 2,723 views |
Ten (More) Characters You May Encounter in Yoga Class.by Julia Lee on Oct 24, 2010 Original ten here, more characters here. 1. “The sweater” – You can recognize him almost as soon as he unfurls his mat. What used to be blue is now stained black as a result of many, many sweaty practice sessions. You look on in horror as people slip and fall from the trail he leaves from the [...] 4,223 views |
Why I Practice Yoga…and Write About It.by Julia Lee on Oct 15, 2010 Growing up, I became quite accustomed to telling myself a damaging lie: “I am not good enough, will never be good enough, there will always be someone or something better.” For years I destroyed myself in my efforts to achieve some measure of success, to prove that I was worthy – of what, I do not [...] 1,041 views |
How Bryan Kest Single-Handedly Changed The Way I Think About Yoga.by Julia Lee on Oct 4, 2010 (Or at least, caused me to shift my perspective.) So I fell off the yoga train. I “got busy”, “life happened”, whatever you want to call it, for the past month I completely neglected my yoga practice and left my mat unused and unloved in my closet. I was suffering from all the classic symptoms [...] 2,273 views |
We, Like Trees.by Julia Lee on Sep 23, 2010 Autumn is undoubtedly one of my favourite times of year (next to Christmas). I love how the hot, lazy days of summer suddenly turn crisp and cool, and there’s a current in the air as if the brisk weather spurs people into action. I love the memory of going back to school, carefully loading my [...] 399 views |
Energy Vampires Suck.by Julia Lee on Sep 10, 2010 Energy vampires: a term used to describe those unsavoury individuals that creep in to our life and wreak havoc on our mental and emotional well-being. They sweep in, all smiles and sunshine, blinding us with their seemingly perfect ways (albeit temporarily). Their transformation is slow and gradual so as not to raise suspicion (except among [...] 2,177 views |
Sobbing in Savasana?by Julia Lee on Aug 23, 2010 “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” ~ Kahlil Gibran While I was immersed in yoga teacher training, a discussion came up one day about how to deal with students who cry during your yoga class. Do you go over and comfort them? Do you simply pass them [...] 2,469 views |
How To Be Alone.by Julia Lee on Aug 10, 2010 I recently returned from Wanderlust Festival, which I traveled solo halfway across the country to attend. Due to an impromptu flight cancellation and an unexpected overnight stay in Reno, I ate dinner alone at a restaurant for the first time in my life. And you know what? It wasn’t that bad. Being alone doesn’t have [...] 14,609 views |
The Joe In All Of Us.by Julia Lee on Aug 4, 2010 There was a yoga studio I worked at for a while last year where I got to know the regulars quite well. When you spend your time washing their towels and mopping up their sweat, it’s easy to make new friends. I knew a lot of people by name and would look forward to greeting [...] 454 views |
10 Characters You May Encounter in Yoga Class.by Julia Lee on Jul 17, 2010 No, not Ogden (although that would be pretty awesome)! On the heels of the top 10 yoga class pet peeves, versions one and two, comes a list of 10 characters you may encounter in yoga class: 1. “The warrior” – The fellow to the left of you begins to take ujjayi breathing to the next level. [...] 22,122 views |
If I’m Not Praying for George Bush…by Julia Lee on Jul 13, 2010 The first time I practiced with Seane Corn, I immediately noticed her intensity. If I didn’t know who she was, I would probably take her as one tough chick who could hold her own in a fistfight (she probably can) instead of a renowned yoga teacher. When I took her “Off the Mat, Into [...] 415 views |
The Unlikely Yoga Teacher.by Julia Lee on Jul 10, 2010 There’s a common misconception that all yoga teachers have to be fabulously flexible. Not only that, they must have the strength of an elite athlete combined with the grace and balance of a ballerina. Furthermore, they must be able to levitate, and never be anything but pleasant – even to the grumpiest of all grumps. [...] 1,560 views |
On Politics, Religion and Yoga.by Julia Lee on Jul 1, 2010 I’ve been called a socialist, a hippie, and a “radical.” “I’m not interested in becoming a freedom fighter, or the President of this country or that. What I’m really interested in is teaching yoga.” I grew up going to church every week, and I read the news headlines every day. But to be honest, I [...] 449 views |
Learning from an Avocado.by Julia Lee on Jun 15, 2010 An avocado taught me an important lesson today. Let me explain. I was tinkering around in the kitchen, about to prepare some avocado and brown rice for dinner. I reached into the fridge, and pulled out an avocado that had been sadly sitting in the crisper for days awaiting its eventual fate. I was [...] 332 views |
 My Yoga Conference Experience.by Julia Lee on Mar 31, 2010 “expectations are often surpassed” I spent the past weekend taking workshops at the Yoga Conference and Show in Toronto. It was my first time attending, and my first time studying with Dharma Mittra, Seane Corn, and Natasha Rizopoulos. I had been looking forward to it for a long time – but, as they say, expectations [...] 564 views |
 Practicing Aparigraha.by Julia Lee on Mar 31, 2010 Aparigraha – the yogic concept of non-possessiveness and non-hoarding – is the “last” of the five yamas, and often one of the most difficult to recognize and overcome. On the surface level, the idea of “non-hoarding” generally means “stop buying things you don’t need”. Okay, easy enough…until there’s a clearance sale at your favorite store [...] 324 views |
 Yoga = a Lifestyle?by Julia Lee on Mar 31, 2010 In a perfect world (or in a world where money grows from trees), yoga would be freely accessible to all. There would be no such thing as $100 spandex pants or exorbitant yearly pass prices. Unfortunately, the world is not a perfect place – nor does money grow from trees. Let’s face it – I’m [...] 457 views |
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