Author: yogamarathonmom
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Are human beings hard wired to be near water? Wallace J. Nichols thinks so
by Jay Hiller, October 10, 2022 Every Sunday I teach a SUP yoga class on Lake Austin. Teaching the class is fun, for sure, but my favorite part is the 15 minutes or so I have to myself paddling the big float out to the buoy we anchor it too. My boss says it’s the…
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Don’t forget your play out!
by Jay Hiller, October 9, 2022 I went for a run this morning and I did it in the spirit of I gotta. I gotta get some exercise. I gotta be outdoors because the weather’s nice. As I was doggedly jogging down the street, I passed a family walking their dog on the other side.…
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Sitting on the floor is good for you. Try this if sitting on the floor is uncomfortable for you.
by Jay Hiller, October 8, 2022 Last spring at worky work, one of my teenage students complained about being made to sit at a table. For the rest of last school year and the beginning of this one, she’s worked sitting on the floor and I’ve joined her there. Yoga has made me stronger and…
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If you don’t have time for restorative yoga, you’re the very person who needs it the most
by Jay Hiller, October 7, 2022 I had a jittery vibe going on tonight. Some things that I chose and that I knew would be hard–whadayaknow–they are challenging me. I’ve had a few minor disappointments this week that all boil down to I can’t control everything. Losing the illusion of control is the worst thing…
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Next little challenge
by Jay Hiller, October 6, 2022 Is it really only Wednesday? You can change your location but you can’t change that there’s always going to be frustrations and personalities. I’m trying to accept that without falling into a state of inaction. Fortunately, work takes a lot of time but it’s not the only part of…
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Healthy backs bend in all directions
by Jay Hiller, October 5, 2022 When I was in my early 30’s and had a 3-year-old and an infant, I had almost constant, nagging back pain. I couldn’t figure out why. It added to the fatigue that naturally comes with having young children. And it made me feel old. Eventually somebody told me that…
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It was Legs Day and I shoulda had a quitting time
by Jay Hiller, October 4, 2022 Last week, at worky-work I told a younger colleague that he needed to have a quitting time or he was going to burn out. Tonight it took me 90+ minutes to get through an hour work out because I couldn’t leave worky-work alone. I needed a quitting time. Normally,…
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Keep moving
by Jay Hiller, October 3, 2022 You’ve probably heard this story before. There was a prince. I think it was Buddha before he became enlightened, but I could be wrong about that. He got lost in the woods after dark and he was afraid to move. He took a few steps and as long as…
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Gratitude helps.
by Jay Hiller, October 2, 2022 Just to be clear, because I don’t want to worry any of my family or friends, everything is fine. It seemed like a good day to point out that a little gratitude makes everything better. It’s helpful when things are good and it’s really helpful when they’re not. I’ve…
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Leave the poison on aisle 4
by Jay Hiller, October 1, 2022 Robert Lustig, an endicronologist, sums up his advice in one sentence: Feed the gut, protect the liver. If I were going to sum up how he advises us to do that, it would be to stop eating ultraprocessed food. He says that many of the diseases that send people…