Yearly Archives: 2010

Sometimes Less is More

Posted on September 12, 2010 by roxtar

This was a week of opportunities. Some of them fully enjoyed, some of them only lightly embraced. I subbed a few yoga classes this weekend that weren’t my typical forte. The classes were titled Sweet Vinyasa, instead of my usual … Continue reading →

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Reasons for being a vegetarian

Posted on August 30, 2010 by roxtar

Who knew that what you feed your face with could be such a big deal? I have been eating vegetarian-ish over the last few years and also seem to be enthralled by dramatic food and animal rights books. Even celebrities … Continue reading →

Good Things Come in 3s

Posted on August 12, 2010 by admin

I’m back from travels and have lots to say. You have been forewarned. Prior to my epic three weeks of travel from which I just returned, I had a few crappy days. I stuck to my morning yoga and meditation … Continue reading →

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ahhh vacation

Posted on July 21, 2010 by roxtar

After a week in London I am off to Dublin to begin my vacation exploring Ireland by bike. My travel yoga practice in London consisted of a few sun salutes and meditation a couple mornings, a whole lot of walking, … Continue reading →

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Living Yoga Sadhana Continued

Posted on July 7, 2010 by roxtar

Previously, I wrote about why I gave up cocktails, sleep, and laziness for 30 days for my Yoga Teacher Certification. Now, I share what these 30 days were really like for me, and my conclusions. In addition to giving up … Continue reading →

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Living Yoga Sadhana

Posted on June 29, 2010 by roxtar

I have completed 180 training contact hours for the Prana Flow Teacher Training Certification and I am working on completing the rest of the certification requirements which include a few different home study projects. Over the last 3 weeks I … Continue reading →

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Get Hip about Flexors

Posted on June 11, 2010 by roxtar

As a desk-dwelling, laptop-loving, cycling extraordinaire I have found my hips to be about as tight as the next person. So many of our forward moving and seated activities can wreak havoc on the body and tighten the hip flexors … Continue reading →

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Fluid Power Immersion

Posted on June 10, 2010 by roxtar

The first five days of my recent teacher training focused on Fluid Power Vinyasa Yoga. Fluid Power is considered wave motion within yoga. “Wave motion is the underlying movement of all creation – an understanding shared by Quantum Physics and … Continue reading →

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A Week of Mandalas

Posted on June 5, 2010 by roxtar

I taught a completely new vinyasa yoga sequence to my classes this week after a revitalizing training immersion with Shiva last week. The classes I taught had some typical Roxy-style components, but I mostly went off the reservation and shook … Continue reading →

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i’m almost official

Posted on June 3, 2010 by roxtar

I survived my 10-day yoga teacher training immersion with Shiva Rea and have landed in my sweet little apartment in SLO in one piece. With this training’s end I have officially completed the “classroom” hours required for my 200 hour … Continue reading →

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