YogaRose.net http://yogarose.net Ashtanga yoga and life -- digitally via social media, physically in mid-Michigan. Home of the Ashtanga Yoga + Social Media Grid and a home base for the Way-Before-Breakfast-Club for morning-challenged ashtangis. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:31:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Equanimity is like . . . http://yogarose.net/2013/04/18/equanimity-is-like/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=equanimity-is-like http://yogarose.net/2013/04/18/equanimity-is-like/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:31:41 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5697 Can equanimity be reduced to formulas? Maybe. Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/04/18/equanimity-is-like/feed/ 0 Meditation as the ‘vaccination against future horrific suffering’ http://yogarose.net/2013/04/15/meditation-as-the-vaccination-against-future-horrific-suffering/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meditation-as-the-vaccination-against-future-horrific-suffering http://yogarose.net/2013/04/15/meditation-as-the-vaccination-against-future-horrific-suffering/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:30:19 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5671 As I made kitchari yesterday evening for our spring Ayurvedic cleanse — the spring version of the fall cleanse that rocked my world and transformed my eating habits  – I replayed an old interview with meditation teacher Shinzen Young. Part of Sounds … Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/04/15/meditation-as-the-vaccination-against-future-horrific-suffering/feed/ 0 Road to redemption http://yogarose.net/2013/03/28/road-to-redemption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=road-to-redemption http://yogarose.net/2013/03/28/road-to-redemption/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:30:32 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5619 A high-surf advisory for for the universe, tears along US-127 North and a night in the pit: A nine-year-in-the-making blog post that took maybe 45 minutes to write -- but a day and a half to find the conviction to publish. Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/03/28/road-to-redemption/feed/ 2 [VIDEO] Three Questions with Angela Jamison http://yogarose.net/2013/03/24/video-three-questions-with-angela-jamison/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-three-questions-with-angela-jamison http://yogarose.net/2013/03/24/video-three-questions-with-angela-jamison/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:43:35 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5567 Angela Jamison of Ashtanga Yoga: Ann Arbor answers three questions: What is radical f-ing acceptance? What are the slowest openings? What are questions to live by? Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/03/24/video-three-questions-with-angela-jamison/feed/ 3 [Retreat dispatch] Xinalani means ‘seeds’ http://yogarose.net/2013/03/19/retreat-dispatch-xinalani-means-seeds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retreat-dispatch-xinalani-means-seeds http://yogarose.net/2013/03/19/retreat-dispatch-xinalani-means-seeds/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:09:22 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5509 Despite the calendar alleging that spring starts tomorrow, it’s cold (quite cold) and snowing again here in mid-Michigan. That makes it a challenge to not think back to the warmth, beach and sun of the Ashtanga Yoga: Ann Arbor retreat … Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/03/19/retreat-dispatch-xinalani-means-seeds/feed/ 0 [Retreat dispatch] PVR –> DTW, without leaving the magic behind http://yogarose.net/2013/03/16/retreat-dispatch-pvr-dtw-without-leaving-the-magic-behind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retreat-dispatch-pvr-dtw-without-leaving-the-magic-behind http://yogarose.net/2013/03/16/retreat-dispatch-pvr-dtw-without-leaving-the-magic-behind/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:45:49 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5457 Reentry is so damn hard. Except when it's not. Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/03/16/retreat-dispatch-pvr-dtw-without-leaving-the-magic-behind/feed/ 0 [Retreat dispatch] Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Repeat. http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-breakfast-lunch-dinner-repeat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retreat-dispatch-breakfast-lunch-dinner-repeat http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-breakfast-lunch-dinner-repeat/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:03:30 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5381 "Are you kidding me?" seemed to be the refrain at each meal this past week. We had lemongrass juice (my personal favorite). Tamarind juice. Papaya juice. Desserts included tamarind popsicles (a big hit with everyone), avocado mousse (outstanding) and chipotle truffles (yes, they were as good as it sounds). Several of us became inspired to go home to replicate some of the hot and cold soups we oohed and aahed over, including fava cream soup and basil cream soup. Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-breakfast-lunch-dinner-repeat/feed/ 2 [Retreat dispatch] Flames, tapas and bandhas http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-flames-tapas-and-bandhas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retreat-dispatch-flames-tapas-and-bandhas http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-flames-tapas-and-bandhas/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:02:20 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5355 Upping the ease in the practice by turning off my energy locks also took away the internal heat, and I was reminded that if I always practiced this way, it would be quite difficult to ever discover edges -- physical, mental and otherwise. It also made me think more about mula bandha -- and thankfully, Angela Jamison was there to discuss this elusive concept. Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-flames-tapas-and-bandhas/feed/ 0 [Retreat dispatch] The eyes (well, dristi) have it http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-the-eyes-well-dristi-have-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retreat-dispatch-the-eyes-well-dristi-have-it http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-the-eyes-well-dristi-have-it/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:01:06 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5341 [I had the chance to unplug during an ashtanga retreat held March 2-9, 2013 at a magical, secluded little spot called Xinalani, located near Puerto Vallarta in Mexico's Banderas Bay. While unplugging meant no social media and no online hanging … Continue reading →

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]]> http://yogarose.net/2013/03/12/retreat-dispatch-the-eyes-well-dristi-have-it/feed/ 0 [Retreat dispatch] Waves, vrittis and meditations http://yogarose.net/2013/03/11/retreat-dispatch-waves-vrittis-and-sits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retreat-dispatch-waves-vrittis-and-sits http://yogarose.net/2013/03/11/retreat-dispatch-waves-vrittis-and-sits/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:15:38 +0000 Rose http://yogarose.net/?p=5305 he first thing you notice about the Xinalani eco retreat center on Mexico’s Banderas Bay — about a 20-minute boat ride from Puerto Vallarta — are the waves. (Except for the times when they sneak up on you and knock you out of her headstand.) Continue reading →

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