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    The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.
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    tradeoff

    Thursday, November 20th, 2008

    Last week, I taught an awesome yoga class.  I say this because when a class just works - sequencing, music, students - it’s almost as if the molecules in the air re-arrange themselves and you can feel the positive energy in the air.  Everyone leaves feeling good.
    I’ve always taught my classes - whether step or yoga or cycle [...]

    i heart hot yoga

    Thursday, November 6th, 2008

    There hasn’t been very much yoga talk on the blog lately ever…a quick perusal of entries in the yoga category reveals an anemic 7 entries.  What a poseur I am.  So let me tell you about hot yoga.
    A year ago, a hot yoga studio opened right down the street from me.  Although the idea of doing [...]

    stretch

    Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

    I’ve started doing yoga again.  For all my good intentions to keep going till the end of pregnancy and to start back right after, every time I’d try to meditate or center myself I’d just fall asleep.
    When I start a practice, all I want to do is backbend to counterpose all the forward bending I do [...]

    yoga, pregnancy, excuses and committment issues

    Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

    As a yoga teacher, lots of people try to explain to me why they’ve never tried yoga.  Why the unprompted justification, I’m not sure - it isn’t like I stalk around the gym throwing accusing looks at the weight lifters.
    Someone asked me the other day why so many women try yoga for the first time [...]

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