Making Progress in Yoga
What does it mean to make progress in yoga? Is it in the poses? Or in right alignment? Is this even the right question?
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Tara Lemerise
May 27, 20233 min read
Recharging Your Battery
Recharge your batteries with Restorative Yoga.
Tara Lemerise
Jan 17, 20233 min read
Practicing Freedom
The Bird Who Flew Free Once upon a time there was a kind-hearted, wealthy man who had a beautiful talking bird as a companion. The bird...
Deb Koolbeck
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Slowing Down and Releasing
Deb was inspired to teach Yoga Nidra after an emotional experience with the practice during her yoga teacher training.
Tara Lemerise
Sep 8, 20224 min read
The Benefits of Private Yoga Classes
Here are the top 3 reasons you will benefit from a private yoga class. Book a virtual yoga class online today!
Tara Lemerise
Sep 1, 20223 min read
5 Ways to Level Up Your Yoga Practice
Looking to take your yoga practice to the next level? Here are 5 great ways to deepen your relationship to yoga.
Tara Lemerise
Mar 13, 20222 min read
Protecting the Vulnerable
Matsyasana and the story that inspired the name of this pose can give us some inspiration for these challenging times.
Tara Lemerise
Feb 12, 20226 min read
An Ode to Restorative Yoga
My favorite kind of home makeover shows are where they find something really valuable and unexpected under some badly designed wall or...
Tara Lemerise
Aug 9, 20213 min read
The (Non)Violence of Our Times
Ahiṃsā pronounced exactly as it looks: short “a” sound, “him” as in the male pronoun, “sa” with short “a” sound at the end Non-violence....
Tara Lemerise
Jun 24, 20213 min read
It's Complicated
Most of my blog posts are about making things easy. Like here. Or here. And here. Well, this post is about honoring the complicated....
Tara Lemerise
Feb 18, 20213 min read
We might need compassion instead of solutions.
Is your default compassion when someone is going through a tough time? Mine definitely isn’t! The other day a friend texted me and I...
Tara Lemerise
Dec 16, 20203 min read
Confessions of a Bored Yogi
Confession: I used to avoid savasana. (I know, I know. The Restorative Yoga advocate is here saying I used to skip savasana. I can hardly...
Tara Lemerise
Nov 5, 20203 min read
What are your obstacles?
The other day a friend shared this: Does that sound familiar to you? It certainly does for me and I felt joyful about my friend’s feeling...
Tara Lemerise
Jul 30, 20203 min read
When We Forget
I taught my last in-person class on March 14, four and half months ago. It’s been a time of such upheaval. But it’s also been a time of...
Tara Lemerise
May 31, 20204 min read
How to Take Meaningful Action with Restorative Yoga
It’s the third day of protests in the DC area (as well as in many other parts of the US.) By now, everyone has heard about the death of...
Tara Lemerise
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Fear of the Unknown
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. -H. P. Lovecraft...
Tara Lemerise
Jan 31, 20202 min read
Is gecko yoga a thing yet?
Last Sunday I had just returned home from my annual winter Restorative Yoga retreat and I was dragging my feet about unloading all of the...
Tara Lemerise
Dec 31, 20192 min read
Recurring Choices
I once worked in an office job where part of the decor were so-called inspirational posters. You know the ones, right? They have these...
Tara Lemerise
Nov 26, 20192 min read
Some Reflections on Rest
Today, I Rest I don’t need fancy moves today. I don’t want handstands or crow poses, hollow body holds or revolved triangles. I don’t...
Tara Lemerise
Aug 27, 20192 min read
The Side Show
Many years ago, I heard this piece on NPR about how multitasking is a delusion. We think we are doing more than thing at once but what’s...
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