Tag Archives: Karen Allgire
Asanas as Friends
As I gradually rebuild my asana practice, I have been thinking about how each pose has a kind of character or being that makes doing the pose feel like visiting a friend. As I explore more possibilities, I feel a … Continue reading
Intention and Attention
As I prepare to start teaching again next week, I’ve been thinking about how I respond when life does not meet my expectations. Disappointment, frustration, rethinking. Breathing, resetting, and settling into what is. I will be returning to the studio … Continue reading
Equanimity
In chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, one of our most important yoga texts, we are instructed to perform our duty, or righteous action, with samatvam (equanimity), while letting go of attachment to success or failure. As I rest on my … Continue reading
What To Do, When To Do, How To Do
What to do, when to do, how to do is a phrase I associate with the teachings of Prashant Iyengar, who is always challenging his students to be in the present, reminding us that the primary subject of yoga is … Continue reading