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Birthday Reflection: On Life & Death
The idea of impermanence usually creeps up during my birth week. It always has. The thought of my own physical existence and eventual non-existence for some reason becomes a prevalent topic, which I...
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My Hot Date With a Bikram Yoga Teacher
Now, it is a bit embarrassing to admit this publicly, but my last real date was probably about a year ago.
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How 5 U.S. Yoga Studios Celebrated Pride Month?
Most yoga studios which function in the U.S. are considered "for-profit" businesses. It is however refreshing to see that certain studios make yearly efforts to give back and raise awareness of issues...
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Headstand and Backflips at the Griffith Observatory
This week I told myself I’m going to give myself a little break from creating content. I wanted to not be in front of the camera and just focus on my yoga trainings with Manouso Manos and Maty Ezraty....
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Why Daily Meditation Gets Me So Angry
During the past twenty days of half hour daily meditation, I have likely had 3 "successful" sessions. Yesterday I found myself angrier than ever. I also met my anger with love. I met it with peace and...
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This Is NOT Your Daddy’s Buick
I don’t have many memories from my early childhood, but the singing and dancing as my mom would drive me to the mall or our family trips to Palm Springs are deeply engrained in my memory. I remember my...
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Official Armenia Project Announcement (and Name Reveal)
Dear friends, We have finally announced our project, as well as, our GoFundMe campaign. Thank you to everyone who has been extremely supportive thus far and all those who will back our endeavor with...
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Why Your Yoga Teacher Likely Suffers From Anxiety Too
Anxiety is all too common of a denominator in human beings.Well, guess what? Your yoga teacher is also human.
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Nepal on my Mind: Monks, Sadhus and Astrologers
In my morning class, something urged me to express an experience I had during my time in Nepal. The memory of this experience from last November, as I thought was fading, today came back to me strong....
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Fundamentals of Acro Yoga: Breath, Trust and Letting Go
The first time I practiced Acro yoga was last year this time with Claudine and Honza Lafond of Yoga Beyond during the Inspirational Getaway hosted in Santa Monica, CA. Since then I wanted to get back...
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A Little Back Bend Hurt No Body
What do you get when you mix a 2 hour back bend workshop, teaching a powerful beginner’s class inspired by said workshop right after, winding down fromchaos of the week with a glass or three of red...
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A Passionate Life Is A Life Worth Living. Is it?
Why live a monotonous life which lacks passion, when each moment is so unpredictable as to inspire a passionate existence?
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Why I Choose Happiness.
Every success and failure, every person who lends a hand and everyone who chooses not to, and most importantly, how we react to each instance is all part of the story.
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7 Benefits Of A Yoga Practice
Seven days until we take off and here we are listing 7 benefits of yoga we both agree on.
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4 Things You Didn’t Know About My Best Friend and Me
A story that weaves crayons, coffee, divorces, yoga, travel and boxing. For today’s post my best friend and I decided to get a little personal and share a bit about ourselves as we embark on our...
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3 Easy Steps To Your Meditation Practice When You Travel
Traveling should not be a reason to cease a meditation practice. But, let us be real.
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One Thing I Learned Visiting Nagorno-Karabagh
We reached an agreement. They put their toy guns down. They were full on "shooting" us because war is a distant, but constant reality for these children.
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Stega and Peace Corps Armenia: First of its kind Yoga and Meditation Retreat...
The transaction of knowledge is never a one way exchange. Our intention was to connect and bring self-care practices to those who do so much, but at the end of the day, we learned a lot from one...
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3 Ways Yoga and Breathing Exercises May Reduce the Harsh Effects of Living in...
I have been in Yerevan for about six weeks now and it is a really smoke infested city. One of the biggest challenges has been dealing with smoky indoor restaurants and clothes which smell disgusting on...
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