I recently read two interesting books on Yoga by Alistair Shearer, an expert translator of Sanskrit and historian of Yoga. The first is his translation and commentary of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. This is often used as a justification for Hatha Yoga, which in the West has evolved mostly into what Shearer calls “body yoga” with emphasis on stretching and other physical exercises. There is little emphasis on “mind yoga”, with the exception of a short guided meditation at the end of classes, usually while lying down in the “corpse pose“. This is not to say this type of class is not valuable, I have taken many of them and found them very useful for stress relief and staying limber as we age. It is just that there is pretty much no mention of the type of poses used in Hatha Yoga classes in the Yoga Sutras. ...
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Sharing the details on how to join us for our fall detox. We start our prep week next Tuesday, so order your detox kit here! They’re also buy 3, get one free this week, so if you want to stock up for the year, it’s the perfect time. Stack my code FITNESSISTA10 if it’s your first time ordering. ...
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Sharing our plan for 4th grade homeschool curriculum! Please keep in mind that I’m NOT a pro at this. We’re figuring it out as we go and it’s our first full year of homeschool after finishing most of last year homeschooling. More about why we decided to homeschool in this post. If you need expert advice, check out my friend Brittany’s blog! ...