PROVINCETOWN — We don’t quite remember how it started. There was surely a need for physical catharsis after a winter spent too much indoors, and perhaps we had notions of […]
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DAWN DIPS
An Ode to the Morning Cold Plunge
Stripping and dipping and screaming, then a fluffy towel and a cup of coffee
PROVINCETOWN — We don’t quite remember how it started. There was surely a need for physical catharsis after a winter spent too much indoors, and perhaps we had notions of […]
TO THE MAT
Reach for Your Toes
You’re not too stiff to do yoga. You just need a little time in Padangusthasana.
If I had a nickel for every time someone has said, “I can’t do yoga because I’m not flexible,” I’d have enough for a trip to Kripalu. You do not […]
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Gentle and Slow Is the Path to Warrior 3
Strength, balance, and orientation in space are benefits of this challenging pose
Strength, balance, and fortitude. These are surely the qualities a person who is pursuing a spiritual path would need. But it seems to me they are also important qualities for anyone […]
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Gomukhasana Summons the Sacred Feminine
In the face of cosmic chaos, be nurtured by a cow
The idea of the sacred feminine goes back through ancient history. It’s also an idea I’ve been thinking about a lot in relation to the anxiety so many of us […]
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Stoking Your Inner Fire for Winter
Kapalabhati breathes energy into mind and body
With the shortest day of the year approaching, we feel the cold and dark of winter wrapping around us. There is no better time to harness the power of the […]
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Stretching Toward Inner Peace
Let your mind follow your body into Uttanasana
The world feels unsteady these days. At times like this, I lean on my regular yoga practice for help finding equilibrium and grounding. It works by connecting body and mind. […]
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With Fall’s Arrival, There’s Reconnection
Find your place in the cosmos again, or at least within your own body
I think of this newly becalmed time of year as right for reconnecting — with ourselves and with the world around us. And I turn to yoga for this. The practice […]
QUIET MIND
The Stillness of Savasana
Finding a moment to be free from the demands of August on Cape Cod
Sometimes you just need to lay your body down. August on Cape Cod? Definitely one of those times. Savasana, also known as the Corpse Pose, is one of the most […]
QUIET MIND
The Monkey Pose Is a Leap for Love
Imagining your way into a pose is more important than how far you go in it
Love is something we humans tend to seek out, a joy — but it isn’t always easy. Love asks a lot from us. I’m not thinking only about romantic or […]
MIND AND BODY
An Invitation to Surrender
Two ways to consider a grounding pose
When I first started studying yoga I learned the Sanskrit name of the common restorative pose, Adho Mukha Virasana, which translates as Downward Facing Hero. Later I learned it is […]
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Taking Root in the Tree Pose
Getting grounded before the busy season, in body and mind
If you are anything like me, you suddenly have many things you want to do — too many things. As summer begins, it is easy to become scattered. This is […]
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Parighasana Opens the Gate to Your Inner Landscape
Resting afterwards, imagine the spring garden you’ve cultivated there
I love this time of year. It seems so full of possibility and promise. There is a new energy in the air, and practicing Parighasana or Gate Pose is a […]
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Spring Back With the Dragon Pose
A quiet approach to holding, then feeling, new energy
March is a lonely, windy month on the Outer Cape. But as it unfolds, we feel the good it brings. The days grow longer and the light brighter. Gradually we […]
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Happy Hamstrings, Happy Life
Parsvottanasana means stretching your legs for your back, knees, and mind
February can be a sedentary time of year for many of us. Short days, long nights, and cold weather and wind can keep us indoors and sitting around more. On […]
