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Bad Apple in Every Bunch

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

I know this sounds obvious but it isn't. This week, I came across two articles where really intelligent people, I am talking about a PhD and a well known teacher…

Why Practice 6 Days A Week or Every Day?

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

To become grounded in practice. "Practice becomes firmly grounded when well attended to for a long time, without break and in all earnestness."-Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1:14 What is…

Get the Help You Need For Your Ashtanga Practice w/ Jen Rene

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

Meet Jen Rene Jen ran a successful Mysore group in DC and is now practicing with and assisting her teacher, Tim Miller, at the Ashtanga Yoga Center in Encinitas, CA. …

Happy Guru Purnima

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

Today is a day for giving thinks to the gurus of your life. What is a Guru? Interesting enough, there are a lot of different etymologies. As a noun…

Dear Physically Gifted People

Posted on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

Dear Physically Gifted People, Please stop using words like "easy" or "simple" when doing a demo, teaching a student or posting a video or picture. Why? It is too subjective.…

Seeing God

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure and heart, for they shall see, God."- Matthew 5:8. "Everywhere looking, God seeing" -Pattabi Jois You know that feeling you have when you…

The Lesson, Not the Event

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

"By this time I had learned that it was more fruitful to pay attention to the lessons rather than to events themselves."- Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, At The Eleventh Hour …

Being Your Own Guru

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Shanna Small by Shanna Small

"In the pursuit of happiness you have tried all sorts of things-sex, drugs and hundreds of other things-and you know that such things cannot make you happy for long. But…