http://namasteph.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:17:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Let me first state outright that I am one of those "embittered" Hillary Clinton supporters who will not be voting for Barack Obama in the fall. It's not just about Hillary or the fixed Democratic primary, by the way...as an intuitive, I get real bad energy from Obama. I liked ... http://namasteph.com/general/obama-yoga/ I have to admit I am not a huge fan of a lot of Gaiam videos...I do think they have gotten better in recent years, but the ones I had in the 90s (more the Living Arts era) were so serious. Gaiam Yoga Club is Rodney Yee's online yoga course ... http://namasteph.com/yoga-reviews/getting-started-with-gaiam-yoga-club/ Friday night I went to a gong concert at Yoga West, only to have a complete meltdown because some naive mother thought it would be a good idea to bring her wee toddler to the event. I was having a really trying day (it was the day of a big ... http://namasteph.com/kundalini-yoga/the-toddler-at-the-evening-yoga-event/ Shakti Parwha Kaur Khalsa is a Kundalini Sikh who wrote an often recommended book Kundalini Yoga: Flow of Eternal Power. While I found the book a bit too focused on the strict Sikh lifestyle for my tastes, Shakti Parwha is friendly and sincere. Since she teaches classes here in Los ... http://namasteph.com/gurus-and-celebrity-yogis/shakti-parwha-kaur-khalsas-beginners-kundalini-class/ "RYT" means "Registered Yoga Teacher" and I am official at the 200-hour level. This was my big goal for 2008 and now it's done...which means, I have the rest of the year to slack off! Well, of course not...there's so much to learn in yoga, it could take lifetimes. I will ... http://namasteph.com/teacher-training/im-now-officially-an-ryt/ This is just a personal observation, based on the places I've done yoga at...I've noticed that here in Los Angeles, more men go to kundalini yoga classes. And not just any ole men - a lot of these guys are extremely good-looking, tall men. (Here in LA, there are tons ... http://namasteph.com/kundalini-yoga/more-men-in-kundalini-yoga/ I was searching through some yoga DVDs on Amazon recently, and I was shocked to see that the DVD I dubbed "The Worst Yoga Video Ever" had a rating of almost five stars! How could that possibly be? I know that my opinion is just mine, and that not everyone will ... http://namasteph.com/yoga-reviews/yoga-dvd-reviews-getting-artificial-ratings-on-amazon/ My hamstrings have been tight all my life. When I first started doing yoga in my twenties I could not touch my toes. I never thought I would get to the point where I might see my head near my knee. Well, I was doing a standing forward fold last ... http://namasteph.com/practice-log/forward-bend-breakthrough/ I'm obviously not a Bikram gal. It's been in the 90s here this past week and I have no air conditioning. Why? Because normally the weather is a lovely, balmy 70s during the summer in my part of town. But it's been getting hotter lately (global warming?)...too hot. Some nights ... http://namasteph.com/practice-log/too-hot-for-home-practice/ Well, this has to win my Worst Yoga Video Ever Eward, hands down! Kundalini Yoga for Beginners and Beyond by Ravi Singh and Ana Brett is more of a Target commercial and MTV video than a yoga class. You know, my first clue was the midriff-baring woman on the front cover. ... http://namasteph.com/yoga-reviews/kundalini-yoga-for-beginners-and-beyond/