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Tag: Yoga

By C. Janelle Posted on June 15, 2015July 28, 2015

The Stretch

I used to do a lot of yoga. I’m not a naturally flexible person so yoga was a particular challenge for me. Not only was it a challenge to reach … Continue reading The Stretch

Categories: ExploreTags: boundaries, learning, spiritual growth, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on June 3, 2014

Yoga Flashback

Several times a week throughout 2004, I biked from our apartment in East Palo Alto to the yoga studio in Palo Alto, my yoga mat bungeed to my bike rack. The trip … Continue reading Yoga Flashback

Categories: NostalgiaTags: nostalgic, Writing 101, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on September 8, 2012

Course Correction: The Little Audacious Plan

I was going to start a Big, Hairy, Audacious Plan on October 1st. It was going to be awesome. It was going to last more than a year and by … Continue reading Course Correction: The Little Audacious Plan

Categories: MindfulnessTags: Facebook, Meditation, Stress, Writing, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on April 23, 2012April 23, 2012

Book Review: Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer

Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer My rating: 4 of 5 stars I almost stopped reading this book about 50 pages in. I was enjoying Dederer’s … Continue reading Book Review: Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer

Categories: BooksTags: Attachment parenting, book review, Dederer, Ina May Gaskin, Sheila Kitzinger, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on February 23, 2012

Sitting With Disequilibrium

I’ve been feeling very much off-kilter for the past couple of weeks. I’ve been working hard to just let myself feel off-kilter, but I much prefer to take a situation … Continue reading Sitting With Disequilibrium

Categories: My Bold Plan 2012Tags: Buddha, Meditation, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Siddhartha, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on February 18, 2012February 19, 2012

An Uncomfortable Silence

Today is the last day of Week 7 of my self-guided Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program (based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Full Catastrophe Living). This was the week when I didn’t use … Continue reading An Uncomfortable Silence

Categories: My Bold Plan 2012Tags: Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Meditation, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on February 13, 2012

Still Here: Week 6 Retrospective and Week 7 Preview

So, I made it through Week 6 of my meditation program. (As a reminder, during Week 6, I alternated 45 minutes of yoga and 45 minutes of sitting meditation each … Continue reading Still Here: Week 6 Retrospective and Week 7 Preview

Categories: My Bold Plan 2012Tags: Meditation, mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on January 30, 2012January 30, 2012

On Overcoming a Jinx

My religious upbringing was eclectic and firmly based in Murphy’s Law, or perhaps more accurately, on The Jinx. If we were driving to grandpa’s house, we were never allowed to … Continue reading On Overcoming a Jinx

Categories: My Bold Plan 2012Tags: Meditation, Religion & Spirituality, The Tudors, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on January 25, 2012

Yogariffic (With Kids!)

I can’t decide if doing yoga with kids is better than not doing yoga at all. The last couple of days have thrown me for a bit of a loop. … Continue reading Yogariffic (With Kids!)

Categories: My Bold Plan 2012Tags: kids, Meditation, Sanskrit, Savasana, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on January 21, 2012

Week 3: Still Sitting

I was going to say I was “still standing,” but since I’ve not tried walking meditation yet, most of my Bold Plan involves sitting or lying down. Or doing yoga, … Continue reading Week 3: Still Sitting

Categories: My Bold Plan 2012Tags: Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Meditation, mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on October 4, 2011

Happiness is…

…my toddler declaring, “Do yoga!” then proceeding to do a modified sun salutation including forward bend, down dog, up dog, and warrior 2. Now to teach him the Sanskrit names … Continue reading Happiness is…

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: Happiness, kids, postaday2011, Yoga
By C. Janelle Posted on July 28, 2011July 28, 2011

The Crucial and Elusive Morning Routine

The windows of our hotel room only open about three inches. That’s not enough to get a good breeze going, but it’s enough to move out some of the stale, … Continue reading The Crucial and Elusive Morning Routine

Categories: Happiness ProjectTags: kids, Morning, postaday2011, Yoga

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