BarefootAndUpsideDown

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 29, 2009

While we were releasing into savasana during tonight’s class in Westfield, D. read from Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, MY STROKE OF INSIGHT. I remembered the video I’d seen some time ago and the awe and maybe a little jealousy that I’d felt at Dr. Taylor’s experience. D. commented that the section she read to [...]

Category: Peace, Relaxation, happiness | 1 Comment »
Tags: goal, jill bolte taylor, my stroke of insight, nirvana, savasana

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 10, 2009

Ahh, back home from the 13.5 hour drive from North Carolina. Feels sweet. The air smells delicious thanks to clover blooming in our overgrown yard. With the windows open, all is cool and lovely. I’m back on my ‘puter – yippee – and catching up on emails (I’ve lost count), phone messages (13!), snail mail [...]

Category: Life, Relaxation, VIDEO THURSDAYS, happiness | 2 Comments »
Tags: "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", hang loose mudra, Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | November 19, 2008

Here it is~Laughing Yogini’s inaugural podcast : centering.
You can use it as a stand-alone, short relaxation or you can use it as a prelude to yoga asana practice. It is meant for practicing, so shut the door, turn off your cell phone and begin to breathe mindfully with me. What fun! If you’ve never ever [...]

Category: Relaxation | No Comments »
Tags: breath work, centering, exhalation, podcast, relaxation

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | September 28, 2008

Saturday morning, I wondered what I was doing in a pre-natal yoga workshop; after all, I hadn’t had a pregnant woman in class for at least one year. Furthermore, my own pregnancies were more than 22 years ago! Something inside nagged me to attend the workshop though, and one thing I’ve learned from my years [...]

Category: Relaxation, asana, breathwork, yoga | No Comments »
Tags: Dariel Woltz, deep relaxation, hasta padagusthasana, maureen ryan, pre-natal yoga, Pregnancy, Studio Panterra, vocal toning

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | August 23, 2008

Since I am on a roll, thinking about my teachers, and because some of you have asked me about teacher training, I thought it would helpful to post a poem I wrote for Francois at the completion of the Essential Teacher Training of Open Sky Yoga in Rochester NY. A link to his monthly newsletter [...]

Category: Poetry, Relaxation, Workshops & Training, yoga | No Comments »
Tags: Open Sky, poem, Rochester, teacher training, yoga

carolyn aka LaughingYogini | June 1, 2008

Who has time to relax anyway? I mean what with multitasking and all. Does anyone come to yoga class to just kick back? Hmmm, come on, you want a work out, right? You want to become buff and beautiful. And then get back to you ever-expanding To Do List. You have important work to accomplish [...]

Category: Relaxation, yoga | 3 Comments »
Tags: relaxation, supta baddha konasana, yoga