Perspective: The Trauma of a Pandemic
This virus is getting us to look at what we actually value. The "economy" and "making money"...
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Karen Pierce
Apr 1, 20206 min read
The Planetary Pause & Wounding of Mother Earth
This pandemic is a giant WAKE UP call to return to a more sustainable, community-oriented, earth-honoring, heart-centered way of life.
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Karen Pierce
Feb 1, 20203 min read
The Natural Breath
There are many breathing techniques which serve different purposes. You can breathe at any age…but you may not always be able to do every...
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Karen Pierce
Jan 1, 20202 min read
Yoga for Every Body
How is Yoga adapted to each person? First, let’s look at some common causes of injuries: • Biomechanical – alignment & form •...
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Karen Pierce
Dec 1, 20191 min read
What is Yoga?
After years of "searching" and thousands of yoga classes with many well known and not so well known but nonetheless fabulous teachers, I...
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Karen Pierce
Oct 1, 201911 min read
Ethical Eating - The Path to Starvation
From Alden Wicker: They said that fast food executives were turning fat profits by making us fat, so I stopped eating fast food. They...
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Karen Pierce
Sep 1, 20193 min read
A 7 min Yoga Practice
Discover the infinite potential of your Body, the power of your Brain, and the beauty of your Breath. 5 Principles of Yoga Practice (Can...
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Karen Pierce
Aug 1, 20194 min read
Yoga is Union
The Sanskrit word yoga is derived from the root yuj, “to unite.” If yoga means “union” then that means there must exist 2 poles and some...
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Karen Pierce
Jul 1, 20193 min read
Namaste & Anjali Mudra
My teacher, Mark Whitwell, held his hands in Prayer Pose much differently than most American yogis. He and Srivatsa Ramaswami learned...
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Karen Pierce
Jun 1, 20197 min read
Does Yoga Heal or Hurt?
How Yoga Hurts: Hot Yoga draws Fire Heat allows you to stretch more but once you stretch a muscle beyond 20-25% of its resting length,...
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Karen Pierce
May 1, 201910 min read
What is this thing called OM? Or is it AUM?
For you science and engineering geeks, it sounds like Ohm - the measure of electrical resistance – but it’s much more than that. Every...
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Karen Pierce
Feb 1, 20193 min read
Your History is in your Hips
When we think of physical activity bringing someone to tears, it's usually in connection with a torn hamstring, thrown back, sore...
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Karen Pierce
Jan 1, 201913 min read
Guru or Ego? The Cult of Personality
Let’s take a look at the changing nature of the teacher-student relationship. It’s no longer Guru-Disciple – but what is it, really? For...
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Karen Pierce
Nov 1, 20183 min read
Are you Practicing Yoga or Making an Asana Out of Yourself
Once upon a time, there was no standardization of pose names; the same pose might be called different names by different teachers or...
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Karen Pierce
Oct 1, 20187 min read
Yoga for the Heart...and Brain
Head and Shoulders Above The Rest Compiled from the writings of Srivatsa Ramaswami If the position of the sun (stomach) is above and the...
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Karen Pierce
Sep 1, 20183 min read
My Teacher
I have just returned from another wonder-FULL workshop with Mark Whitwell and feel inspired to write. Mark is a gifted teacher and every...
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