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Adeline Yoga introduced a new offering to its class schedule: Strength Training for Yogis led by me, Jabu Munalula. The idea for the class came out of our ongoing inquiry of ways and means to provide support for the practicing student. In this case, stronger bones and firmer muscles serve as props … [Read more...] about Strength Training for Yogis

The first time I practiced yoga as an adult (or almost an adult) was in a residential treatment facility for an eating disorder. A few times a week, in between meals and therapeutic groups, a lovely older woman would come into our locked facility and teach yoga. It was incredibly gentle and entirely … [Read more...] about A Message from the Unofficial Youngest Member Frankie Broening: Iyengar Yoga and My Body

Hi. My name is Nanu, and I am a class-goer at Adeline Yoga. I first began dabbling in Iyengar yoga classes some thirty years ago, when I was still living in San Francisco. I had been to a few Hatha Yoga classes before, but they never quite grabbed me. Then, I found a tiny Iyengar studio a few blocks … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Class Goer at Adeline Yoga

Recently I came across the term “polycrisis” describing the current social moment, and now I see it everywhere. Somebody had to come up with a way to pack all the instability and chaos into a handful of syllables, and something about the term both captures and distances at the same time. It’s hardly … [Read more...] about A Reflection on Yoga and Mental Well-Being by Francisco González