Sara's Blog

Honey, I’m Home!

I'm back in Long Island, folks. I have adjusted my body clock and I am back to teaching. There will be some schedule tweaking in the next few weeks, so please check my website here and there for the rest of June.India was a huge transformation. Beyond. It completely...

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Time to Party!!!!!

No, not that kind of party! I am being a good yoga student in India :)On May 23rd the Ashtanga Yoga community in Mysore is doing some Karma Yoga and throwing a fund raising bash for Operation Shanti, an organization which provides relief of all kinds to poverty...

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Sharath’s Conference

In Mysore at the AYRI Guruji held conference every Sunday afternoon as a form of lecture and discussion for all his students. Now that he has passed the torch to his grandson, Sharath, the next generation of Ashtanga Yoga has fulfilled the role of Guru-to-be amazingly...

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Ciao!

Hi blog readers. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. For those of you whom have been to India you know that it is an all encompassing experience. I am trying to make the most of my time here and learn as much as possible in my last couple weeks. Between practice,...

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How To Eat Like A Yogi Part Four

Now that we have discussed WHEN to eat it is time to venture into WHAT to eat. I anticipate this topic will be covered in several posts. I figured I would begin with a popular question:Why are so many yoga practitioners vegetarians?This is a multi-tiered answer....

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Tummy Trouble

Well folks, in the midst of my nutrition blogs I seem to have developed a stomach issue. Don't fret, I am not sick. I think between it being 90-100 degrees here everyday my tummy was just more sensitive than usual to the different oils, spices, and produce. At the...

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How To Eat Like A Yogi….Part Three

I wasn't planning on blogging today but a random monsoon hit so I am stuck at the internet cafe until further notice. ANYHOW.....if you have read the two previous blogs you might be wondering, "if it isn't good to eat in the morning and it isn't good to eat at night,...

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How To Eat Like a Yogi….Part Two

I get the feeling there will be many installments to this nutrition series! Keep in mind these posts are in no particular order, so apply them all as they work for you.So yesterday we covered guidelines for the morning. Now we are going to tackle the evening. My yoga...

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How To Eat Like a Yogi…Part One

Due to an enormous amount of requests this will be the first of many nutrition blogs. Please note that I am not a nutritionist, just someone whom has learned a lot in my own experience. The whole "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" concept is a farce....

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Getting a massage…..

Whenever I am in India I always visit the same massage therapists, Madhu and Muralee. They are 14th generation bone setters and Ayurvedic practitioners from Kerala. I've never found anyone better, ever. Plus, they are sweet as pie. Today when they picked me up for my...

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