Belong (intransitive verb) 1 a : to be suitable, appropriate, or advantageous b : to be in a proper situation 2 a : to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency 3 : to be an attribute, part, adjunct, or function of a person or thing Belonging. It’s an integral part of our wellbeing. Our sense of
Finding our voice can be one of those self realization things that make us scoff or clam up. And yoga practices for activating the throat can make us hesitate. You want me to do what? Lion’s breath, where we protrude the tongue and cross our eyes? Um, nope. Tongue exercises, massaging our inner lips and
Just B Yoga will resume regular scheduled classes and private sessions Saturday, May 6 with the Yoga Flow at 10:30 a.m. Sign up for class HERE. We were unfortunately closed all the prior week due to no power and heat in the entire building where we are located, in the former Otto Middle School. The
Dear friends, The studio is closed for at least a week due to an electrical issue that has left the school building without power and thus, the studio also without heat. This impacts all our scheduled classes and our private clients who come to the studio in person. Our virtual client schedule is unaffected (broadcast
Why do you practice? Why do you practice physically? Why do you practice mentally? Why do you practice spiritually? What keeps bringing you back? How has it affected you? I practice, yoga, meditation, and tai chi for the overall well-being and dexterity balance of my body. It’s mobility. Bodily functions. It’s resilience. The physical aspects
Emptiness is a vibrant place!
I have felt this in my practice of Tai Chi and even yoga. Finding the abundance and vibrance in letting go, in softening, in emptying the body and the mind of resistance and insistence.
Yoga to me is a safe place. I feel the most safe and feel the most freedom to be me when I am on the mat and practicing. Yoga allows me to think about myself and what I need and my body needs at the time.
It was a go-with-the flow kind of day. My only plan was to meet everyone who came where they were, and meet myself there too. I didn’t know the conceptions of yoga they would come with. I didn’t know the cultural predispositions or oppositions to yoga they would bring. I only knew they had all arrived in this country, this city, with a hope for a new life, likely with untold struggles and pain along the way.
My heart is heavy and so are my legs. I’m not imagining it. I am sorrowful and my chest feels hollow – breath barely touching my insides. This is real. My body feels surges of electric heat, my anger taking up space. Evidence of the energy of yesterday’s terror still vibrating and rippling. It will
How has yoga surprised you?
I never expected that when I was looking for an exercise class I would find a community. People who have changed me for the better by simply being them. I never thought I would meet a teacher who would not only invest time in me but would also invest time in my child. I really look forward to the days that I can bring her with me to the studio and let her experience all of what yoga truly is.
I discovered my Yoga practice later in life (I was over 50 or VINTAGE as B would say). It has been a continuing journey of learning and thoughtfulness. My practice has helped me to BREATHE and try to stay calm when things upset me. I really do enjoy the sense of community that I get from the group.
I don’t want to appear well. I used to. I used to be good at it. Meet the expectations of society and family. Wear the right clothes. Speak properly. Sound smart. Appear humble. Do good things. My teeth looked good. My hair looked right. People “looked up to me” But that was veneer. That was
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