At OHM, I had the opportunity to not only reconnect with myself, reflecting and remembering how I got here and think about where I want to go; I also had the pleasure of experiencing some classes with Martha, who skillfully and soulfully guided me through the story of my life - the story that lives in my body.
Read MoreI am a yoga teacher who lives and works in New York City. I love it here, and I love my sweet private yoga studio where I see individual students. Here and there during the week, I’ll schedule some quiet time alone to practice yoga, study anatomy, write, and get work done. I’m in my studio as I write this. It is south-facing on the 12th floor of an old building—the uppermost floor—and it looks out at other old buildings’ facades with their cool, colorful architectural details and the weathered wood water towers on the roofs…
Read MoreWelcome to "Back Stories", our TOPS Guest Blog Series. In our third guest blog, Ahava Shira, a professional facilitator, masterful at guiding each person to express themselves in their own way, in their own time, with their own words, shares her story and how she utilizes writing as a form of healing and teaches others to do the same.
Read MoreIntroducing "Back Stories", our TOPS Guest Blog Series. In our second guest blog, Deborah Wolk, a Yoga for Scoliosis specialist based in New York City, details the incredible experience shared by all in attendance at her Yoga, Scoliosis and the Organic Body retreat for TOPS on Salt Spring Island, BC, this past July, 2018.
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INTRODUCTION
We live in a time when the earth is stressed: fires blaze along the West Coast, resources are dwindling, and the ocean and its inhabitants are diseased by plastic. The state of our planet raises questions. How does our own condition reflect this?
Read MoreThis personal and informative article shows why Elise Browning Miller is one of the leaders in the Yoga for Scoliosis practice.
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