Category Archives: health and wellness

The Yamas, not the Llamas

Posted on October 27, 2010 by roxtar

Ever wonder what yoga is beyond super flexibility and zen people wearing black yoga pants and chanting om? One of the historical teachings of yoga is in the ancient text, The Yoga Sutras. I am reading a translation by Sri … Continue reading →

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a yogi flu shot

Posted on October 19, 2010 by roxtar

I am currently in the midst of getting a yogi flu shot. It takes two weeks to get this flu shot rather than the typical five minutes. I’m on the eighth day of this injection of health, immunity building, and … Continue reading →

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chatufreakinranga

Posted on October 14, 2010 by roxtar

Chaturanga (the yoga pose that’s a variation of a push-up that is the bane of a many yogis existence) is such an interesting phenomena. When you’re first learning it, it kicks your ass. When you’ve been practicing it for a … Continue reading →

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Yoga Campers Unite!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by roxtar

I am speed blogging from the MINDBODY booth at the Yoga Journal in Estes Park, Colorado while everyone is in classes. I arrived in the glorious Rocky Mountains Wednesday night after the Big Burrito Fiasco at Phoenix Airport. The Fiasco … 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 →

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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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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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Day 8 Babe

Posted on April 26, 2010 by roxtar

Day 8 of my 30 day yoga challenge found me coughing so hard I almost threw up and praying to my netty pot for peace and forgiveness. I’m not terribly sick by any means, but my sinuses are a little … Continue reading →

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30 days of yoga

Posted on April 23, 2010 by roxtar

I have exactly 28 days until I go to Venice Beach, CA to participate in a 10-day immersion with Shiva Rea to complete my yoga teacher training certification. I am on a yoga diet consisting of practicing yoga at least … Continue reading →

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