Karen J. PierceMar 1512 minSo What Exactly is Shamanism Then?by Nicholas Breeze Wood (Sacred Hoop) http://www.3worlds.co.uk/Articles/What-Is-Shamanism.pdf One of the most well written explanation of Shamanism I have fo...
Karen J. PierceJun 1, 20183 minMusings from the Mat: Namaste & Anjali MudraMy teacher, Mark Whitwell, held his hands in Prayer much differently than most American yogis. He and Srivatsa Ramaswami learned this from their teacher, Sri...
Karen J. PierceMay 2, 201812 minMusings from the Mat: The Scoop on Poop"In my world every one is a pony and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies!!!! - Horton Hears a Who Ayurveda is considered one of the world's oldest h...
Karen J. PierceApr 2, 201811 minMusings from the Mat: I'm Sexy and I Know ItTurn on the TV or open a magazine. We must perceive ourselves as being ugly, quite ill, and in need of serious weight loss. Why are we so obsessed with be...
Karen J. PierceMar 2, 20183 minMusings from the Mat: Meditation or Mind GamesThere is a story about Buddha and his disciples. One day, they were meditating in a quiet garden when one of the disciples, deep in a meditative state, bega...
Karen J. PierceFeb 2, 201811 minMusings from the Mat: Ethical Eating - The Path to StarvationFrom Alden Wicker: They said that fast food executives were turning fat profits by making us fat, so I stopped eating fast food. They said that killing anima...
Karen J. PierceJan 2, 20187 minMusings from the Mat: Does Yoga Heal or Hurt?How Yoga Hurts HOT YOGA DRAWS FIRE Heat allows you to stretch more but once you stretch a muscle beyond 20-25% of its resting length, you begin to damage a...
Karen J. PierceDec 2, 201713 minMusings from the Mat: Guru or Ego? The Cult of PersonalityLet’s take a look at the changing nature of the teacher-student relationship. It’s no longer Guru-Disciple – but what is it, really? For millennia, the techn...
Karen J. PierceNov 2, 201710 minMusings from the Mat: What is this thing called OM? Or is it AUM?For you science and engineering geeks, it sounds like Ohm - the measure of electrical resistance – but it’s much more than that. Every “thing” manifest is ...
Karen J. PierceOct 2, 20173 minMusings from the Mat: 7 min Yoga PracticeDiscover the infinite potential of your Body, the power of your Brain, and the beauty of your Breath. 5 Principles of Yoga Practice (Can be used in ANY style...
Karen J. PierceSep 2, 20174 minMusings from the Mat: Yoga is UnionThe Sanskrit word yoga is derived from the root yuj, “to unite.” If yoga means “union” then that means there must exist 2 poles and some movement toward one ...
Karen J. PierceAug 2, 20173 minMusings from the Mat: Your History is in your HipsWhen we think of physical activity bringing someone to tears, it's usually in connection with a torn harmstring, thrown back, sore shoulders, of the thrill o...
Karen J. PierceJul 2, 20173 minMusings from the Mat: Are you Practicing Yoga or Making an Asana Out of YourselfOnce upon a time, there was no standardization of pose names; the same pose might be called different names by different teachers or poses could go by the sa...
Karen J. PierceJun 2, 20172 minMusings from the Mat: Yoga for Every BodyHow is Yoga adapted to each person? First, let’s look at some common causes of injuries: • Biomechanical – alignment & form • Achievement oriented societ...
Karen J. PierceMay 2, 20173 minMusings from the Mat: The Natural BreathThere are many breathing techniques which serve different purposes. You can breathe at any age…but you may not always be able to do every pose (asana)! You c...
Karen J. PierceApr 2, 20177 minMusings from the Mat: Yoga for the Heart...and BrainHead and Shoulders Above The Rest Compiled from the writings of Srivatsa Ramaswami If the position of the sun (stomach) is above and the moon (the head) be...
Karen J. PierceMar 2, 20171 minMusings from the Mat: The Science of Sequencing & Art of YogaMy yoga students are always asking why my classes are so effective and yet they are never in pain afterwards. The answer is in the sequencing. There is a ver...
Karen J. PierceFeb 2, 20171 minMusings from the Mat: What is Yoga?After years of "searching" and thousands of yoga classes with many well known and not so well known but nonetheless fabulous teachers, I came to realize that...
Karen J. PierceJan 2, 20173 minMusings from the Mat: My TeacherI have just returned from another wonder-FULL workshop with Mark Whitwell and feel inspired to write. Mark is a gifted teacher and every time I attend a work...
