4 hours ago by Liz

…doesn’t necessarily keep the “banana” away. Let’s compare these two photos. One is of me doing Pincha Mayurasana, aka forearm balance, in October. The other is of an overripe piece of fruit that has since been devoured. Can you tell which is which? Both reeeeeeeeek of BANANA! “We’ve talked before a ...

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1 day ago by Liz

Wow. Today was the last day of Richard’s teacher intensive. It’s over. It’s done. Did I say wow already? I’ll say it again. Wow. Because it feels so surreal. I am experiencing a mix of grief and relief. Grief because four weeks flew by and I feel like I just got here. We spend so much time looking f ...

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4 days ago by Liz

On this proverbial day of rest, I thought you might enjoy listening to the chanting we do daily in Richard Freeman’s teacher training. It’s about half an hour long, so maybe just have it playing in the background while you do the dishes or make breakfast or something. Or chant along! The first chant ...

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10 days ago by Liz

We just finished TWO FULL DAYS of meditation. That means planting our arses on cushions from 9:30am to 5:30pm Saturday and Sunday, with short periods of walking and a lunch break. Most of my time was spent staring at a mandolin/egg/pear-shaped knot in the hardwood floor (you’re supposed to meditate ...

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14 days ago by Liz

It’s funny how you can participate in a four-week yoga intensive with dozens of other people and really know nothing about them. Here you are, elbow to elbow, mat to mat, mind to mind, in a small space sharing this intimate and potentially life-altering experience…with total strangers. It’s bizarre ...

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20 days ago by Liz

Thought I’d finish the week with some photos from Richard Freeman’s yoga intensive. I apologize for the less-than-stellar quality of the images but the studio relies heavily on natural lighting and Richard prefers me to not use flash. Did my best with my Canon Powershot G9, but some of the shots are ...

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22 days ago by admin

Yoga Workshop Handed Lawsuit for Improper Adjustment Injury, Are All Studios Doomed for Sue-dom? by YogaDork on November 3, 2009 More lawsuits! Improper adjustments! This time not as naughty as you’re thinking. Can we just be happy for a moment this is not about sexual assault? OK.. moving on. It’s ...

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22 days ago by Liz

Like a moth is pulled to light. That’s how Mary Taylor, senior ashtanga teacher and Richard Freeman’s wife, describes her attraction to the rhythm of breath that you experience in a mysore class. Read about it on the Yoga Workshop blog. I can appreciate the analogy. The moth does not deliberate befo ...

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24 days ago by Liz

Mysore class with Richard Freeman can only be described as shavAWEsome. That’s a portmanteau of Savasana (a.k.a. corpse pose – pronounced with a ‘SH’) + awesome. One of my first ashtanga teachers in Edmonton used to say it in class all the time…I found it quite funny. Mysore, if you don’t already kn ...

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27 days ago by Liz

I’d heard rumours Richard Freeman is a very funny man. And in this case, the rumours proved correct. Richard’s intensive began this morning and within minutes of taking the figurative podium, the senior ashtanga yoga teacher was cracking jokes. He’s very deadpan, and his humorous remarks are often a ...

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