Yogini B

On the 3rd Day

..of Christmas Patanjali gave to me… One Minute of Pranayam Two Fire Hydrants Three Downward Dogs Now we’re making the practice yours. Here are options: Three Downward Facing dogs held for five breaths each Or any combination of walking your Down Dog, Three-legged dog, Eiffel Tower posture, Wild Thing, or even Fire Hydrant Down Dog. You can…

On the 2nd Day

…of Christmas Patanjali gave to me… One Minute of Pranayam Two Fire Hydrants So here’s the split. My Grinches will just do two fire hydrants and my Santas will do two fire hydrants and one minute of pranayam. As I said before, this is your practice. Two can mean a left and right side, or the Super…

On the 1st Day

…of Christmas Patanjali gave to me One Minute of Pranayam I’m a such a great singer. So here it is. Day One. Breathing. Find a nice, quiet place to sit and set a timer for 60 seconds. Lengthen your spine from pelvis to crown, close your eyes, and breathe until the timer ends. Advanced Yogis…

12 Days of Christmas Yoga Challenge

The holidaze are upon us. For those of you who didn’t start pre-gaming at Halloween, that is. It goes without saying that the holidays are a time when we really need yoga, but cannot find the time/money/energy to take that break. The holiday season, as far as I am concerned, is tapas incarnate. We shuffle…

Yogic Spinning

I did my first spin class yesterday. Spinning, for those of you who don’t know, is a fitness ploy to drown you in your own sweat while being continually penetrated by a tiny bike seat. I loved it. Here’s why: I feel like fitness classes are designed to be embarrassing to everyone besides the instructor…

I am VERY excited to announce that I have joined efforts with Karma Yoga Studio to provide our first charity flow! In lieu of payment, bring a non-perishable item to be donated to a local soup kitchen. Money in the form of checks is also accepted. Can’t make it, but still want to donate? Go…

Party-Trick Asanas

I’ve been working on the party-trick asanas lately. Sexy asanas that make you sound drunk by saying them like Vrschikasana (scorpion), Astavakrasana (eight angle), and Titibhasana (firefly). Go home yoga, you’re drunk. It’s been fun. I clear out wall space, grab my props, pad a huge landing zone, and then it’s me and gravity until…

My Beef with “Broga”

Did you know that BROGA is a thing?! Like a real-live-Googleable-copy-written thing?! I just learned about it. Broga is yoga designed by “bros” for “bros”. This concept is where they lost me. You see, centuries ago, yoga was created by men…for men. Skinny little men in caves invented crazy pranayam and asanas that they passed on…

Ishvara Pranidhana

During my teacher training, we had to spend a month practicing the yamas and niyamas. The yamas and niyamas, for those of you who don’t know, are the guidelines for being a good person that were written in the Yoga Sutras. They’re sort of like the Ten Commandments, but no one goes to hell in…

Om

I just returned from a 5 day workshop on Meditation. The best part about 5 days of mediation is the disconnect. I completely unplug and very few are allowed to enter my bubble. The worst part is the re-connect. The immersion into the “other world” again. Everything is noisy, chaotic. People are angry. They’re not…

Schedule Error

Hello everyone! Some of the times I am teaching are incorrect on the calendar. I am working to fix this error, but in the meantime, below is my correct schedule. Community Class at All One Yoga: 4:30-5:45pm Power Hour Flow at The Yoga Barre: 11:30am-12:30pm Hot Vinyasa Flow at the Yoga Barre: 7:00-8:00pm Vinyasa Flow…

Fall has come full-bloom to Boston. Look! The leaves are preparing to make sidewalks the most dangerous place to be in the rain. The idea of a pumpkin spiced anything is starting to make people nauseous. I turned twenty four. It’s your typical fall. And like any fall, I tend to find myself reflecting in…