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Musings from the Mat

Karen Pierce

Oct 1, 2019
11 min

Yoga

Ethical Eating - The Path to Starvation

From Alden Wicker: They said that fast food executives were turning fat profits by making us fat, so I stopped eating fast food. They...

Karen Pierce

Sep 1, 2019
3 min

Yoga

A 7 min Yoga Practice

Discover the infinite potential of your Body, the power of your Brain, and the beauty of your Breath. 5 Principles of Yoga Practice (Can...

Karen Pierce

Aug 1, 2019
4 min

Yoga

Yoga is Union

The 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...

Karen Pierce

Jul 1, 2019
3 min

Yoga

Namaste & Anjali Mudra

My teacher, Mark Whitwell, held his hands in Prayer Pose much differently than most American yogis. He and Srivatsa Ramaswami learned...

Karen Pierce

Jun 1, 2019
7 min

Yoga

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,...

What is this thing called OM? Or is it AUM?

Karen Pierce

May 1, 2019
10 min

Yoga

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...

Karen Pierce

Apr 1, 2019
3 min

Mindfulness

Meditation or Mind Games

There 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...

Karen Pierce

Mar 1, 2019
11 min

Ayurveda

The Scoop on Poop

"In my world everyone is a pony and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies!!!! - Horton Hears a Who Ayurveda is considered one of...

Karen Pierce

Feb 1, 2019
3 min

Yoga

Your History is in your Hips

When we think of physical activity bringing someone to tears, it's usually in connection with a torn hamstring, thrown back, sore...

Karen Pierce

Jan 1, 2019
13 min

Yoga

Guru or Ego? The Cult of Personality

Let’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...

Karen Pierce

Dec 1, 2018
11 min

Body Image

I'm Sexy and I Know It

Turn 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...

Are you Practicing Yoga or Making an Asana Out of Yourself

Karen Pierce

Nov 1, 2018
3 min

Yoga

Are you Practicing Yoga or Making an Asana Out of Yourself

Once upon a time, there was no standardization of pose names; the same pose might be called different names by different teachers or...

Karen Pierce

Oct 1, 2018
7 min

Yoga

Yoga for the Heart...and Brain

Head and Shoulders Above The Rest Compiled from the writings of Srivatsa Ramaswami If the position of the sun (stomach) is above and the...

Karen Pierce

Sep 1, 2018
3 min

Yoga

My Teacher

I have just returned from another wonder-FULL workshop with Mark Whitwell and feel inspired to write. Mark is a gifted teacher and every...

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