by Robin Penney | Nov 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Have you ever avoided the arm balance section of a yoga class? You know, slipped away to the bathroom just when the teacher announces that it’s time to breakdown Bakasana (Crow Pose) or (even worse) Handstand? This has happened in my classes from time to time,...
by Robin Penney | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
I learned about using a “home base pose” in sequencing from Schyuler Grant in her Art of Teaching Kula Style Yoga training, which I highly recommend. It’s pretty simple, but can profoundly shift your teaching by lending a LOT of creativity and...
by Robin Penney | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
We spend a LOT of time in our heads. A few weeks ago, I taught a lunchtime class to my private corporate group of yogis (who I LOVE…they have learned so much and are so inquisitive). I asked how everyone was feeling, and one of the students said, “I...
by Robin Penney | Oct 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ever wonder how to fit your yoga + movement practice into your day? You know, the practice that helps create a mindset and a feeling in your body so that you can support the other efforts in your life? The kind of practice that strengthens your body in the places...
by Robin Penney | Oct 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
The seasons have a profound effect on us, and I find it so interesting how these effects show up. In our modern world, we often don’t make the connection between how we feel and the natural world around us. I have a private student who came for her session...
by Robin Penney | Oct 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
My coach recently posed this fill-in-the-blank challenge to me: I want to BE THIS, so I will DO THAT, so I can HAVE THIS. Which made me question…what do I really want? The tendency is to start with what we want to HAVE. Right now, I think I want to HAVE a stable...