by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog |
I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for my nine-month-old daughter since the day she was born, and I can tell you that before she was born, I had a significant amount of fear surrounding this prospect. I was afraid of being bored, afraid that my mind would turn to mush,...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog |
When I was at Kripalu, I lived in a building back up on the hill, in the woods. Nearby, there dwelled a big, white, stray cat, and that cat would sometimes bring us presents. On one particular occasion, I found the cat wandering around inside the building with a...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog |
Dear friends, I recently rediscovered a short video of me demonstrating yoga postures that was recorded in 1984. I believe it was the only video ever recorded of me doing this. I fixed it up a little and put it on YouTube. Check it out and pass it on to anyone who...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog |
It started with a maybe…maybe I will teach yoga after YTT. To be honest, I wasn’t certain if I would teach after my training. My original intent was a deeper dive for my personal practice, an exploration of my love of yoga to learn more about myself. It seems the...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog |
“INDIA is an acronym for I’ll Never Do It Again,” said my ninth-grade son. In that moment, I vowed to love India; it wouldn’t make me say such a thing. Now that I’ve had a reality check, I’ll admit the country will test a person. But the unpleasantness can be poetic,...
by Pranakriya | Features, Pranakriya blog |
I recently listened to a podcast interview with a well-known and long-time Ashtanga teacher, and I was struck by the comment he made that he’s “just a beginner in this thing.” I was very intrigued by the teacher’s journey through deep meditation practice, traveling...
