Tag: Yoga
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On my reading list
By Jay Hiller, December 15, 2022 I’ve owned this book for quite a while and haven’t read it yet. I bought it because for while I was following the authors’ blog, Yoga For Healthy Aging and it was full of good ideas. The blog has since become Yoga For Times of Change. I thought they…
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Be grateful yoga
by Jay Hiller, December 14, 2022 Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Today my friend Robbie asked what I would like to call the New Year’s Day yoga class I’m going to teach on, well, New Year’s Day. I thought about suggesting “Have Another Cookie Yoga,” but she might not have thought it was funny…
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Out in nature
by Jay Hiller, December 4, 2022 Photo by Craig Pattenaude on Unsplash It’s a good time of the year to live in Central Texas. I taught my paddleboard yoga class and the trees on the other side of the lake were turning red and yellow. It was chilly so no boats, which was nice and…
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A Yoga book for Core Stability and Back Pain
by Jay Hiller, November 17, 2022 Pathways to a Centered Body: Gentle Yoga Therapy for Core Stability, Healing Back Pain and Moving with EaseBy Donna Farhi and Leila Stuart (2017) Embodied Wisdom Publishing If you’ve ever wanted to understand how your back works, why it hurts and how to manage back pain, this may be…
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Streaming Yoga Review: glo.com
by Jay Hiller, November 2, 2022 I’ve been a yoga teacher for 8 years. I know how to plan a sequence and lead a class. I also get tired of my own ideas. My favorite streaming service is glo.com. I’ve used it for years. I like the variety of master instructors as well as the…
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Bee Sting Yoga: Today’s Yoga Practice
by Jay Hiller, October 23, 2022 The weather was beautiful in Austin today and there was almost no boat traffic on the lake. Nobody came to my SUP class so I got to do my own practice on the lake, which went well. It was nice to be out there after traveling last weekend. I…
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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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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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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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Book Review: Radiant Rest–Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity by Tracee Stanley
by Jay Hiller, September 18, 2022 I’ve been teaching yoga nidra classes since getting my initial RYT credential 8 years ago. Yoga nidra is a kind of psychic sleep where your body rests and your mind remains awake. It’s deeply refreshing. I always feel as if I’ve slept after yoga nidra classes. For those who…