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    sonjia commented on the blog post Sanskrit Asana Test   2 months ago

    wow, Ian, I wish this were on the GRE…. or maybe not seeing as I got quite a few wrong…..

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    admin wrote a new blog post: Sanskrit Asana Test   2 months, 1 week ago

    Do you know the names for these poses? But wait… do you know them in Sanskrit?!?! Test your knowledge of the following Asanas and their Sanskrit names.

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    emily commented on the blog post April 13th Observation – Level II/III   2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Beautiful work Ian, this is a very quality project. Keep up the creativity. Em

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    linda commented on the blog post April 13th Observation – Level II/III   2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Erica is quite right, Ian, as are you about her. It’s so cool the way you capture her physicality in the graceful words she chooses to use. Yet, you bring your own touch via your extensive fun and play with technology. She notices and appreciates it all, as she seems to do with all facets [...]

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    erica commented on the blog post April 13th Observation – Level II/III   2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Oh Ian, I thank you. You are quite marvelous with all of this–a true gift to us all.
    I have a small correction with the following quote:
    “everything shaped ~ floor rising into you ~ opposites uniting ~ feeling the shoulders roll with ease”
    instead:
    “shaped by the fall, you release ~ floor rising into you ~ opposites [...]

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    admin wrote a new blog post: April 13th Observation – Level II/III   2 months, 3 weeks ago

    I find that Erica’s wording is by far the best part of her classes – (although her vinyasas ain’t bad either). She has fantastic wording, with great imagery, and playfulness, throw in some spirituality, and top it off with a commanding presence – she is an authority of Yoga!

    So on the 13th of April I [...]

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    linda commented on the blog post Our LYTT Vinyasa Jam Session   3 months, 1 week ago

    Ian!!! What a terrific job you did. Kudos as always, since I am posilutely in awe of your stick drawings and monster avatars.

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    admin commented on the blog post Our LYTT Vinyasa Jam Session   3 months, 1 week ago

    thats your avatar – it can be a photo of you, or some other random image – right now i use a program which automatically creates this weird monster thingies

    im working on a way to get all the avatars to be the same across everyones blog

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    erica commented on the blog post Our LYTT Vinyasa Jam Session   3 months, 1 week ago

    What’s this funny monster thing in the square next to my comment? ha! xoErica

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    erica commented on the blog post Our LYTT Vinyasa Jam Session   3 months, 1 week ago

    EXCELLENT JOB IAN!
    Bravo!
    OM! Erica

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    admin wrote a new blog post: Our LYTT Vinyasa Jam Session   3 months, 1 week ago

    - Hola Shanti everybody –
    I wanted to share what i drew up from our Vinyasa Jam Session during our last intensive. We did an awesome job at creating some unique vinyasas. Let me know if any of them are confusing in the way that i drew them.

    *note some times I had to draw the [...]

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    admin wrote a new blog post: Research Confirms Drinking has the Same Benefits as Yoga   4 months ago

    My friend sent this to me… funny
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    ashley commented on the blog post Housewives of Yoga   4 months, 1 week ago

    this is funny! i like the one where she’s tip-toeing on the broom.

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    emily commented on the blog post LYTT Handouts for 2009-2010 Class   4 months, 3 weeks ago

    This is great Ian, so professional. Looking forward to class on Friday

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    admin wrote a new blog post: Housewives of Yoga   5 months, 3 weeks ago

    I found these odd pictures of presumably “housewives” from the mid 20th century. Some of the moves may not actually constitute a Yoga classifier but whatever.

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    linda commented on the blog post LYTT Handouts for 2009-2010 Class   5 months, 3 weeks ago

    Thanks for the addition, Ian. And to you all who incorporated all of the visuals–they are so beautiful and fun! Good work!

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    admin wrote a new blog post: Yoga cat haha   6 months ago

    funny pictures of cats with captions
    see more Lolcats and funny pictures

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    admin wrote a new blog post: In Chair Yoga Asanas for Work   6 months, 3 weeks ago

    A couple days ago, I happened upon an in chair asana practice online. I think its a good wake-me-up en lieu of sitting on my “assana” and not doing anything. I’m also hoping that we can convince Erica to do a more well rounded version of chair yoga. Anyway here is the link.

    http://www.soundtells.com/YogaSitting/Online/index.htm

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    katie commented on the blog post LYTT December Intensive Review   7 months, 1 week ago

    The weekend intensive this December was filled with great discussion of the Gita. I found the many opinions and interpretations of the book interesting. I can see how the many verses in the book can be taken literally or hold specific meaning to someone; however, I feel that it is a beautiful story that should [...]

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    erica wrote a new blog post: LYTT December Intensive Review   7 months, 3 weeks ago

    bhagavad-gitaIn our December Lila Yoga Intensive we delved into the भगवद्गीता (Bhagavad Gita) and how many of its teachings are woven into लीला योग आसन (the Lila Yoga Asana Practice).

    Through my lecture, I shared with our LYTT members the teaching foundations of the Lila Yoga Practice: [...]

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    admin wrote on their own wire:   8 months, 2 weeks ago

    My hips are sore from this weekend! want to go lay down and eat a cookie :)

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    emily wrote a new blog post: Free your Neck   8 months, 2 weeks ago

    Yoga is how I express myself. It is the first thing I want to do when I wake up. I recently learned Mandala Namaskar. A simple vigorous practice designed to focus on imbalances in the body. I have been practicing many kinds of yoga. I am interested in the point of cooperation between these forms [...]

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    katie posted a new status update:   8 months, 3 weeks ago

    looking forward to yoga tonight :-)

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    admin wrote on their own wire:   8 months, 3 weeks ago

    added a widget on the right sidebar of the main lytt site called ”doodl” you can doodl whatever image you want

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    katie wrote a new blog post: Analyzing Asana -Virabhadrasana II   8 months, 3 weeks ago

    Lîla Yoga™ Teacher Training

    with Erica Kaufman

    Analyzing Asana prepared by:  Katie Arbulu with feedback from Erica

    “The amount of energy awakened through the asana is in direct correlation to the amount of extension the practitioner engages into the root, through the energy line and out through the expression points.” ~Erica

    Warrior II- [...]

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