by Rachel Drummond | May 4, 2021 | Online Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga in Action
Do you feel horrified and helpless when you read about the worsening COVID-19 situation in India? Yoga is one of India’s gifts to the modern world. Because of yoga, I can breathe better, which helps me be more calm and strong in my mind and body. The gift of yoga is...
by Rachel Drummond | Apr 27, 2021 | How-To, Online Ashtanga Yoga
I’ll never forget the first time someone “float through” from downward dog to seated. It was 2009 and I was practicing in a tiny, stuffy room full of Ashtangis in Eugene, Oregon. Even the lime green walls were sweating in that place. But hey, it was...
by Rachel Drummond | Mar 28, 2021 | Online Ashtanga Yoga
Aw, remember group photos? This one was taken last year in Costa Rica on February 28th, 2020. This is me and my yoga teacher training sisters, beaming with big smiles, happy hearts, teaching certificates in hand from Soma Yoga Institute, bathed in the golden light on...
by Rachel Drummond | Feb 26, 2021 | Contemplative Physical Practice, How-To, Online Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga Gear
Somehow we’ve reached the end of February! I never want to wish time away, but every year I’m relieved when we get here. The short and cold days of winter are hard for me and the longer warmer days make life a little easier. I used to try to resist the...
by Rachel Drummond | Jan 12, 2021 | Contemplative Physical Practice, Online Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga in Action
Every Monday I wake up at 5 AM to teach an online yoga class. My phone sings me awake for my 6-7 AM class with a tone called “sunny” that brings me to consciousness with ethereal sounds. If FOMA (fear of missing alarm) wakes me up throughout the night, I...
by Rachel Drummond | Dec 28, 2020 | Contemplative Physical Practice, How-To, Online Ashtanga Yoga
The next time I forget the calm and clarity that comes from taking some time off, please remind me: “Hey remember the time between Christmas and New Years’?” Ah, that’s right: the space between the holidays and its double-sided gift of...
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