Story of a College Yogi

Practice Journal from Cuba: 6/12 handstand Balasana down...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:09:13 -0400

Practice Journal from Cuba:

6/12
handstand
Balasana
down dog
down dog twists (grab outside of shin)
Uttanasana
Tadasana
Surya A 3x
Surya B 3x
Padagustasana
Padahastasana
Anjaneyasana
Trikonasana
Virabhadrasana II to the back
archer
peaceful
Kali
peaceful
Bakasana
Sirsasana (tripod)
Pavarita Trikonasana
Pavarita Bakasana
Ardha Matsiyasana
Padmasana

¡Adios, Estados Unidos! (at Tampa International Airport (TPA))

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:57:51 -0400

¡Adios, Estados Unidos! (at Tampa International Airport (TPA))

How to date amazement. « Positively Positive

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:45:44 -0400

How to date amazement. « Positively Positive:

What a powerful story with a potent message. Grateful to have read it.

Oh, my goddess, I will be there this Saturday!!!

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:08:37 -0400

Oh, my goddess, I will be there this Saturday!!!

Yogi on the Bus: Sutra 3.35

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:06:51 -0400

Yogi on the Bus: Sutra 3.35:

yogionthebus:

HRDAYE CITTASAMVIT

Samyama on the heart creates a true knowing of the nature of consciousness, which stems from the heart center.

Purusa is universal consciousness. As the yogi taps into the center of the heart through repeated practice, and eventually through the practice of samyama, a deeper…

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:05:15 -0400

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”

- Helen Keller (via quotecatalog)

Feeling #strong! First Isaac Peña class! (at House Of Jai)

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:38:43 -0400

Feeling #strong! First Isaac Peña class! (at House Of Jai)

De La Vega #streetart #inspiration (at High Point Deli)

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:29:25 -0400

De La Vega #streetart #inspiration (at High Point Deli)

"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:40:14 -0400

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”

- E.B. White

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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:29:21 -0400

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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:46 -0400

#wisdom #truth (at O’Rourke’s Diner)

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:54:53 -0400

#wisdom #truth (at O’Rourke’s Diner)

"Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive."

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:32:12 -0400

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.”

- Hafiz (via shastlivah)

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Fri, 17 May 2013 20:42:22 -0400

vinyasatovino: mandyisdandy: This, forever this. Especially...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:39:59 -0400

vinyasatovino:

mandyisdandy:

This, forever this.

Especially currently.

keeping this in mind for when i go to CUBA next week

creativemornings: “Happiness is the product of your own...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:39:00 -0400

creativemornings:

“Happiness is the product of your own decisions.”

David Newell, “Mr. McFeely,” The Fred Rogers Company
speaking at CreativeMornings/Pittsburgh(*watch the talk)

today, let’s make decisions that are conducive to happiness!

summer reading

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:38:29 -0400

above image by julia drachman from yoga u: the college student’s tools for balanced living

it’s official: academically, i am done with my junior year of college. physically…that’s another story (today is packing day). yesterday, i had a marathon of a day where i took two final exams. it is 10:23 and i have been up for over an hour at this point yet i am still in bed. because that is what we need after long stretches of exhausting activity: rest. savasana. rejuvenation.

as i catch up on blogs and flipboard, i am also compiling my summer reading. it is time to read for pleasure. to let go of the “i have to read xyz number of pages before class tomorrow” mentality and embrace the leisurely read-by-the-beach mentality of relaxation and quiet learning. and i. am. so. excited!

so, without further adieu, here is my summer reading list (to be added to, of course):

Lonely Planet Cuba (Country Travel Guide) - i leave in a week from today!!!
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (the 99U book series)
Senior Theses (one on somatic educational praxis and another on the Cuban educational system under Martí)
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks

Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom by bell hooks

Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope by bell hooks

This Bridge We Call Home: Radical Visions for Transformation by Gloria Anzaldua and AnaLouise Keating

Sister Outsider by Audre Lourde

Frames of the Mind by Howard Gardner

The Peaceful Classroom by Charles A. Smith

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

10 Ways To Be An Inspiring Teacher No Matter What's Happening In Your Life

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:34 -0400

10 Ways To Be An Inspiring Teacher No Matter What's Happening In Your Life:

You’ve rocked Warrior I thousands of times. You’ve breathed into tough twists and big back bends. You’ve got this. You are 100% made up of asanas. Now trust it. I’ve been

THANK YOU, Dana Flynn, one of my favorite teachers, for this inspiring article. Committing to rolling out my mat today (with finals happening in my life)!

more affirmations for the college yogi

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:03:21 -0400

from danielle, leah, and sydney from the yoga theory & practice student forum

I live in the present moment. I understand that I cannot change the past and the future is always unknown. I am comfortable benig here and now.

I will be kind to myself and others. I will talk to myself as I would talk to someone I love. I will dedicate my practice to those who treasure me.

I am enough. I know that whoever I am today is exactly who I need to be. External messages do not diminish my sense of worth.

Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation unacceptable to me and I can find no serenity until I accept that situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.

I treat myself with love and compassion. I know that I deserve respect and kindness just as much as everyone else.

Be kind enough to forgive yourself. “I wish I could have lived my life without making any wrong turns. But a path like that doesn’t exist. We fall. We trip. We get lost. We find our way back.” Don’t beat yourself up. You have to say “I am forgiven” again and again until it becomes the story you believe about yourself.

Packing Tips - How To Pack A Carry-On Bag Suitcase

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:12:12 -0400

Packing Tips - How To Pack A Carry-On Bag Suitcase:

This is an article that may as well have been sent from Ganesh, the remover of obstacles! I’m going to need all this wisdom infinitely when packing LIGHT for Cuba next week!