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Do you know your Gomukasana from your Adho Mukha Svanasana? Is your Vrksasana all it can be? And how do you feel about Supta Baddha Konasana? Do you know what I'm even talking about?

Sometimes the Sanskrit - however beautiful it sounds - is not very helpful. So, to encourage my students to expand their yoga practice into their home, I sketch the poses we practice during class on a chart and add the Sanskrit and common name. Hopefully, this is a useful tool to help them along in their yogic journey. I also troll the internet, books, and journals to find interesting articles about yoga and the yogic lifestyle.

Meditation in Prison


I heard this story on NPR this morning while driving the kiddos to school. I stopped in the parking lot for a while just to hear the end of it. Beautiful. The power of meditation is incredible.

Here is the link to read the story and/or download the podcast: http://www.npr.org/2011/02/08/133505880/at-end-of-the-line-prison-an-unlikely-escape

(If the link isn't working, just cut and paste the address into your browser or search NPR.org)

There is also a YouTube link to the documentary about the prison meditation program called The Dhamma Brothers.

I hope you are as moved as I am by it.

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