Ready, Set, Stop: How a Sabbatical Can Be a Lifesaver June 14, 2016 – Posted in: Uncategorized
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Continue readingYoga Journal Senior Editor Meghan Rabbitt’s trip to Hau Hin, Thailand, turned into the ultimate healing journey as she found herself letting go of old heartbreak. I could feel the hot, wet tears starting to well behind my eyes, and willed them not to fall. After all, what the heck did I have to cry about? I was on a mat getting a Thai massage—in Thailand. Life was good. Three days earlier, I’d checked in to Chiva-Som…
Continue readingYogi and two-time Olympic medalist in hurdling, who’s going for her third medal this August in Brazil, opens up about her practice. 1. Her husband inspired her practice. My husband inspired me to start practicing yoga one year ago. He’s been doing yoga for 12 years. From the start, yoga prompted me to focus on my breathing and to find a focal point, but my practice really deepened when I realized that this internal focus…
Continue readingThis humble teacher is reinvigorating yoga’s spiritual side. When Kristin Laak was 20 years old, she found herself in Mysore, India, studying Ashtanga Yoga with K. Pattabhi Jois. That was 27 years ago, and since then Laak has been teaching Ashtanga herself, offering three donation-based classes a week near her home in Sebastopol, California, in addition to leading teacher trainings and workshops. Every year, she travels to India to deepen her studies and participate in…
Continue readingWebcams can connect you with teachers and students all over the world via Skype, FaceTime, and Google Hangouts. Yet despite its ease and convenience, virtual instruction has its inherent limitations. Here, yoga teachers and students weigh in on teaching and practicing online. “For online teaching, I find that private lessons work better than group classes, because I can give more comprehensive attention to each student. That level of attention is unfortunately just not possible in…
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Continue readingFlan is typically made with eggs, condensed milk, and whole milk. In this vegan version, Ramirez swaps the dairy for light coconut milk, tofu, and agar (a sea vegetable that adds a gelatinous texture). And instead of heavily processed sugars, she uses maple syrup and Sucanat sugar, an unrefined cane sugar that retains its molasses content, preserving trace amounts of iron and calcium. This vegan flan is still a sweet splurge, but the swaps nix…
Continue readingPico de gallo is a traditional Mexican salsa. Serve it on a whole-wheat baguette instead of fried tortilla chips, and give it a Cuban twist by replacing tomato with sweet mango. The salsa with creamy avocado infuses healthy fats. The post Mango-Avocado Pico De Gallo Crostinis appeared first on Yoga Journal.
Continue readingInstead of using rum and simple syrup, Ramirez opts for summer fruits and chia seeds for a fiber boost. The post Watermelon Mojito Smoothie appeared first on Yoga Journal.
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