Voices from the 889 Yoga Community
by: Christine Russell, co-founder 889 Yoga @889christine @889yoga Good Morning! Someone recently asked me to blog about my morning ritual, so here goes. Morning is a sacred time for me. I love the slower speed of the start of morning, and the (sometimes) quiet time I get with myself and with my family. Getting a […]
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By: Nora Benian, 889 Yoga Teacher + Thai Yoga Massage Therapist Yoga is many things to many people. A stress reliever, a treat, an exercise method, the thing to do right now and many other things too. The word yoga actually means “union, to yoke or bring together.” But what are we bringing together? Mind, body and […]
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By Lisa Mitchell + Kim McBean, 889 Yoga Teachers The wound is the place where the light enters you.” Rumi Kim McBean and I (Lisa Mitchell) are offering an exciting NEW class, Therapeutic Yoga. What is this class? We will use yoga therapy as a way to better understand ourselves. This is the process of […]
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By Grace Dubery, 889 Yoga Teacher I am crammed into the last yoga class of 2014, stretching through my first downward dog, and I cannot help but revise the year behind me. On my way to this studio in lower Manhattan the city is dotted with smart quotes about year-end that trigger the reader into […]
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By: Nicky Poole, 889 Living Yoga School Faculty + Yoga Teacher I used to adhere to a very rigid personal practice of two or more hours a day, every morning before breakfast. As I’ve become older, (and smarter), I’ve learned to trust a more realistic and gentle schedule. I’m a firm believer that consistency trumps […]
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By Erin Wilbur, 889 Yoga Teacher It’s no secret that I love a good yoga playlist. If you’ve spent any time with me, you know that I’m constantly ‘shazam-ing’ tunes I hear out in public, or digging for creative acoustic covers of pop songs. I get lost in the rhythm of drums, letting them inspire […]
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By Tiffany Merritt, 889 Yoga Teacher “I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to […]
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By Sunny Smith, 889 Yoga Teacher “In order to understand the world , one has to turn away from it on occasion” - Albert Camus One of the greatest things you can do for yourself is to take time from your hectic life to go on retreat. A quiet and secluded place in which one […]
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By Natasha Currah, 889 Yoga Teacher + LYP Faculty My best friend told me that I sound like I’m retiring - giving up our fantastic home in the city. Moving to the west coast - where it’s “always” raining. Me: picturing the ocean view everyday from my living room and the luminous night sky. Maybe […]
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By: Lisa Mitchell, 889 Yoga Teacher You know that I’m all about making yoga accessible and available. There are some simple ways that we can sneak yoga into our days without formally rolling out our mats. I teach several people who sit at a desk for most of the day. Many people are up against […]
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By Lisa Barkin, 889 Yoga Teacher Students often ask me how to start a home yoga practice. Really, all you need is the dedication and discipline to unroll your mat and step on. Your first home practice may start with five minutes of meditation, a bit of breath work and two to three yoga postures. […]
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