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These Times are What Mac Talla is For
By allowing our visceral instincts to shape how we move, we align deeply and loyally with our selves. We protect our most vulnerable parts.
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Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Alter Ego
Yoga class and Mac Talla are two guided practices to exploring, repairing and integrating our ego identities.
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Sep 19, 20243 min read
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Sister Sea Legs [Siren Swing]
I am big and fast Then small and slow I fill up, receptive Sister Sun: warm, expansive, rising. [But what have I truly done if I...
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Apr 17, 20241 min read
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Your Ribcage Shape Tells Me if you can Relax
The SHAPE of your ribcage REFLECTS your BREATHING STRATEGY. Your breathing strategy is a HABITUAL pattern affected by your genetics,...
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Mar 24, 20244 min read
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Mac Talla is my favorite workout of 2024
The buzz has started about Mac Talla, both the January 27th workshop and the weekly Saturday classes starting February 3. And you all...
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Jan 15, 20243 min read
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Keep the Joy in Walking
Lots of folks took up walking during the pandemic as an alternative to group classes. Even more folks turn to walking once they give up...
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Jun 20, 20234 min read
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Heart Treatise
Below is Sarah Westbrook's "Heart Treatise," given as part of her speech at Heartwood's Spring Event: Planting Seeds of Health & Hope:...
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May 11, 20222 min read
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Spring Peek-a-Boo & False Starts
When my daughter was very little, she used to cover her eyes, and pretend that I couldn't see her. She'd giggle with delight as I walked...
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Apr 13, 20223 min read
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Activating the Endings
I read this piece aloud in one of my group classes, on the last day I was to teach the class after acting as a long term sub. This also...
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Mar 2, 20224 min read
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My Advice if you Have Scoliosis
Learn the three cues that reverse your scoliotic tendencies. That is the most important piece of advice I can give students with...
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Oct 19, 20215 min read
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How to breathe with a mask (and be comfortable)
Okay, just reading an article about wearing a mask might have made your body shift in a particular way. Did your shoulders tense up?...
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Sep 20, 20216 min read
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Your Grateful Neck
Control. Speaking your truth. Communicating non-violently. How has 2020 challenged you on these fronts? How has your neck registered and...
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Nov 19, 20202 min read
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I feel like a Pumpkin Head
Did you catch my Halloween meditation on being a pumpkin head? I initially learned this technique from Aadil Palkhivala a Master...
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Nov 17, 20201 min read
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Lie down to meditate?
When students think of meditating, they often envision someone seated in Lotus, and imagine that their mind is empty, free from all...
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Jul 7, 20202 min read
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Yogaview Interviews Sarah Westbrook
By listening and respecting the body’s signals, we can start to work with our conditions instead of trying to ignore or dominate them.
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May 12, 202010 min read
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Do the Opposite of what the Teacher says.
...Students need choices when they practice. Instead of rotely following cues, they need an option when something doesn't feel right.
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May 12, 20201 min read
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