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The Emotional Body: The Next Frontier I’ve spent the greater part of my life working on the physical body, from competitive swimming as a kid to practicing yoga poses since 1972. I have also spent a great amount of time focusing on the mental body, completing a Ph.D. in sport psychology and having a regular [...]

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The Issue is Integrity

The Issue is Integrity There have been many comments recently about John Friend going back to teaching and the quality of his teaching. That’s NOT the pertinent issue. It’s not about whether JF is a good teacher, or whether he’s charismatic or passionate or sensitive or teaching better than ever. It’s about integrity. It’s about [...]

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A Yoga of Engagement

A Yoga of Engagement An interesting thing has been happening during yoga class. While we were deepening our breath and refining our Triangle poses a group of the super-wealthy has hijacked our country! Little by little, as we have focused on inner peace and transcendence, the super-wealthy, the 1%, has been buying up Congress by [...]

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