by Kym | Oct 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
That’s the question one of the students the yoga teacher training program I’m assisting with asked last week. We were having a discussion about the five kleshas — or five causes of human suffering — the first one being misperception of...
by Kym | Jul 8, 2017 | Nutrition
I was an athlete for more than half of my life. I started swimming competitively when I was 5 and kept swimming well into college. I wouldn’t say I ever “struggled” with my weight, but I’ve always been curvy. I went through periods of...
by Kym | Nov 6, 2015 | Yoga in Action
A few years ago, I gave up on the traditional headstand because it aggravated a nerve in my neck and shoulder. Instead, I opted for tripod headstand, which one of my teachers said wasn’t optimal because there was no way to relieve the pressure my head and neck....
by Kym | Oct 30, 2015 | Yoga in Action
It’s funny how the same themes surface over and over throughout a lifetime. For me, it’s always balancing strength with vulnerability. My tendency is to keep people at a distance until life hands me some shit storm and I have no other choice but to...
by Kym | Aug 27, 2015 | Yoga demo
I’ve been practicing yoga for a long time, but it wasn’t until I started attending studio classes that I did Downward Dog for the first time. Then I quickly realized that Downward Dog was a foundational — but challenging — yoga posture. And it...
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