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...
by Kym | Aug 15, 2015 | Yoga demo
In westernized yoga, there are lots of athletic and fitness style yoga classes. One such style, is the vinyasa flow style class where you flow from pose to pose, connecting one breath to one movement. Vinyasa style classes are more fitness oriented because you...
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