by Karen Kurzmeyer | Oct 10, 2017
What 3 Yoga Props Will Support Your Home Yoga Practice? Every year when I return to Thailand for further Teacher Training, our main teacher Paul Dallaghan will spend the first couple of days leading us through a VERY slow Ashtanga yoga practice. Often considered a...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Sep 26, 2017
Which Yoga is For You? Last week I asked what your first yoga experience was like and shared tips to help those who may be apprehensive about starting a yoga practice or possibly thinking yoga isn’t for them. I mentioned that yoga is a very personal practice, there...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Sep 19, 2017
Are You Thinking of Quitting Yoga Even Before You Begin? How many of you have tried yoga and didn’t like it? How many of you feel bad because you think you should like it? Or even have to like it? I had an online conversation with a friend the other day....
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Dec 24, 2016
Dispelling MYTH 8 of 8: Yoga is Expensive (Did you miss Myth 7? If so, catch up here.) And finally, this has to be your last excuse … Flying back from the USA to Switzerland last weekend I read an article that claimed there were as many 280 different styles of yoga!...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Dec 17, 2016
Dispelling Myth 7 of 8: Yoga is boring (Did you miss Myth 6? If so, catch up here.) Still doubtful about starting a yoga practice? If you’ve never tried yoga before then it’s possible you’re thinking it’s about asking your body to adopt various uncomfortable...
by Karen Kurzmeyer | Dec 10, 2016
Exposing Yoga Myth No.6 of 8 (Did you miss Myth 5? If so, catch up here.) Fill in the gap: I’m too __________ for yoga. What’s your excuse? Too old/busy/overweight/inflexible/shy/nervous/unfit/ill/injured/stressed/pregnant? Other? Forget the images you’ve come across...