Category Archives: GUEST CONTRIBUTORS

(Teacher) Training Wheels

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick We’re only a few weeks into teacher training, but one thing has already become clear to me: To consider becoming a teacher, I am becoming a different kind of student. And, in fact, I already am. There are ten other … Continue reading →

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Hitting the Wall

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick For years, I have worked on kicking up into handstand at the wall, and for years, the pose has seemed to be just out of reach. Our yoga practice may be one of the only places in … Continue reading →

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The Object of My Attention

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

by Blakeney Schick My mother recently gave me a kind of hourglass thing that she found in a museum gift shop. It has 2 different chambers and the idea is that you watch these very tiny beads float up or down from … Continue reading →

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He Never Liked Cake

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

by Janna Leyde It all started because of yoga – as most good things do. “So what do you do?” she asked me. “Outside of…being a yoga teacher, of course?” Justine had come early to her first-ever yoga class. As … Continue reading →

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Silhouettes on Lake Atitlan

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Check out this lovely video made by our very own Anna Norman! It’s cute, fun, and such a great reminder of our last day at Villa Sumaya. (Also, note to the general public, it’s hard to tire of doing yoga … Continue reading →

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Someone to Watch Over Me

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

by Eva van Dok I’m going to be brazen here and personify my yoga practice. For the purpose of this story, the practice will be a He, as he has been my most loyal companion for 9 years. My husband … Continue reading →

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Who’s Driving This Pose, Anyway?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

by Blakeney Schick As adults, we rarely learn a whole new set of skills all at once. But when I signed up for driving lessons about a month ago, I was setting myself up to do just that. Now I’m … Continue reading →

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Practice Makes Practice

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

WHO’S YOUR TEACHER? by Lisa Stowe As yogis, we have many teachers, and not just the teaching staff that leads us through sun salutes. We are surrounded by teachers – our boss at work, our kids, the G train – … Continue reading →

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Practice Makes Practice

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

FINDING EQUILIBRIUM by Lisa Stowe As an economist by training, I am used to thinking about equilibrium. My professional life is filled with the consideration of equilibrium – in money markets, in labor markets, in financial markets. These markets are … Continue reading →

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Practice Makes Practice

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

MAKING CONNECTIONS by Lisa Stowe As New Yorkers, we meet people all the time – at the workplace, at a bar, as the ubiquitous “friend of a friend.”  If we are lucky, we develop connections at a deeper level than … Continue reading →

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