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Mythic Yoga: The Story in the Body

July 23, 2010

Yoga and story have the power to transform, and as parents, teachers and caregivers, our transformation in turn affects others around us, especially children. For four days, participants spent time in Boulder and Rollinsville, Colorado listening to the Story in the Body. Using ancient Hindu myth, we explored the somatic realms to listen deeply and [...]

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Storytime Yoga and Mythic Yoga for Youth at the Pine Ridge Reservation

July 26, 2009

I am very excited to go to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota with Yoga World Reach. We leave Tuesday and teach Wednesday. We will also be doing a radio show about yoga and trauma. My whole life I have wanted to visit a reservation and get up close with Native Americans. And now [...]

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Mythic Yoga: Vishnu’s Dream

July 25, 2009

I spent three hours suspending time and space this afternoon at Samadhi Yoga where I taught teacher trainees about Hindu myths, psychology and yoga. I spoke in images and found what kinds of responses the trainees had from experiencing those images, carried through the symbol of sound and words. It’s the conveyance of and the [...]

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Attached to Our Stories

August 27, 2008

Mulling over yesterday’s post, I realize how long I’ve been telling that story about my childhood.  I used to tell it and tell it and tell it and that’s because I was so attached to it. I identified with it and it was part of me. My energy and emotions used to be wrapped up [...]

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Mental Health for Children Through Yoga and Story

April 4, 2008

Last blog I wrote about peace and character education using yoga and story. This is an extention using yoga and story to include mental and emotional health. Thursday I was in the fourth and second grades again at Creekside Elementary in Boulder. In the fourth grade, we sit family room style with me sitting on [...]

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Children are Hungry for Yoga and Stories

March 20, 2007

Namaste! I just returned from a wonderful trip to Philadephia for a Storytime Yoga teacher training I gave. I am always impressed with the wonderful talent and dedication of the teachers out there and was grateful to all who attended. In our discussion, participants told me how they tried out the stories and yoga in [...]

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