In Taos, New Mexico Spring has sprung and the leaves are just beginning to foliate the trees, yet we can still see glimpses of the vast, blue sky through the space in between the branches, like portals into open possibility. The disruption to our regular routines by the coronavirus can also be likened to a … Continue reading The Sky Between the Branches by Sonya Luz Costanza
So here we are, living in our own disaster movie. Continue reading Yoga Living in a Disaster Movie
If you come to my classes chances are you’ve heard me lovingly and consistently refer to homeboy Patanjali, and if not here’s the short of it: Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are the “foundation of modern Yoga” important to note modern yoga. The Yoga Sutras explain and simplify a combination of many many older Yogic texts, broken … Continue reading Sutras and Spring, by Willow Ratz
In the love month of February where there’s lots of heart balloons and chocolates floating around and we traditionally celebrate romantic love with a partner. This month can also be an opportunity to master the art of self- love. The practice of self- love can go hand in hand with the niyama of svadhyaya, which … Continue reading Self- Love Through Yoga at Shree
I am glad to have read Phoebe’s beautiful post from last month, because it ties directly into what I have been wanting to write about! For those of you who don’t know some of my background, I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome back in 2013. I had been engaged with my yoga and meditation … Continue reading Winter’s Gift by Hollie Laudal Salazar
Here in Taos where temperatures have gone down below freezing for many months now, we may feel the urge to stay inside and not go to yoga. Pushing yourself to get to the studio in winter is worth it for a multitude of reasons. Winter is a time to discover our inner landscape, which yoga … Continue reading Yoga in the Wintertime
Practicing yoga is not linear. As we grow, our bodies change, with age and with what life presents. During the honeymoon phase of my relationship with yoga I thought I would only advance physically. Luckily we continue to advance spiritually beyond our bodys’ capabilities. I started practicing yoga as a teenager. My mom is a … Continue reading Growing With Your Practice, by Phoebe Elliott
Good day dear Shree community, I write to you at the closing of the year and from a tender space in my heart. It’s time for me to take a recess from teaching yoga. It’s time to go inside and rest, rejuvenate, and prepare. Sometime in the coming weeks my family can expect a … Continue reading Recess and Prepare
Yin is the stable, unmoving hidden aspects of things, connective tissues & stillness; (Yang is the moving, changing, revealing aspects of things(muscles & movement). For Yin purposes, connective tissues are the ligaments and fascia, and the word “muscle” refers muscles and their tendons in a Yang practice. In Yin, we are on the edge of … Continue reading What is Yin Yoga? A Quiet Practice. A Meditative Practice.
In this month of November some of us celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving and we express our gratitude for all that we have. Thanksgiving does not have to be the only time for us to count our blessings. Gratitude can be practiced year round on and off the mat. The simple act of being grateful … Continue reading Gratitude on and off the Mat
