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Yoga is for Everyone: Why Body-Positive Yoga Matters

I am honored to present for you another guest post this week, written by my good friend Cheryl Breuer. Cheryl is a certified Curvy Yoga teacher and the owner of Verbena Yoga & Wellness LLC.  When I started teaching yoga classes for bigger-bodied people, I got some pushback from the yoga community.  “Yoga is for everyone!” they said. “People of all shapes and sizes are welcome in my classes.” I also got some pushback from yogis themselves. “I am a big person and I resent that you think …

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May Monthly Call: Jamie Gepner

Our next FREE Monthly Vibe Tribe Call is all about How to Say NO-- Without Feeling Guilty! Are you afraid to say "no" because you're afraid of offending someone? Missing out on an opportunity? Giving the appearance of not being involved or, worse yet, not caring? Please join my guest, Life Balance Expert Jamie Gepner of little om BIG OM as we discuss the art of saying NO so that you can lead a more balanced, sane, and higher quality life! Call Details: Wednesday May 7th from 11:45-12:45 CDT. …

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Letting Go of My Shoulders: How to Relieve a Tight Life

Each week, I do yoga in a semi-private environment with three other women, one of whom is my yogi, Lark Paulson. Each week, Lark starts the routine with some asanas to warm our muscles and get the blood flowing. After the warm up, we sit for a few moments on our mats and are each given an opportunity to tell Lark what areas of our body are especially “tight,” so she can spontaneously design a yoga practice that day to specifically address those trouble spots. This week, the constricted corner of …

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Downward Daaaaaaawg–FLUMP! Falling Down to Meet My Ego

Every Monday evening, I do yoga for 90 minutes with my yogi, Lark Paulson, and two other beautiful yoginis in the intimacy and privacy of Lark's home. I’ve been practicing yoga with these women for nearly a year, and I cannot imagine my life without it or them. Here’s what I love about my yoga practice: -it gives me a chance to reconnect with the wisdom of my body -it reminds me to be deeply compassionate toward myself and others -it allows me the chance to remember the importance of full …

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