Tag: pittsburgh yoga
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Stability Frameworks : Strength and Self-Support Yoga Immersion November 12-13 at Sangha Center, Beaver, PA
Saturday and Sunday, November 12-131 – 3:30pm, and 4 – 6:30pm both days Join Richard for a weekend of dynamic and challenging practices in the service of stability. We review muscular anatomy and movement mechanics, and reimagine what our practice could be when we focus on strength. The yoga sequences highlight three key aspects of […]
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HIIT, Yin, and Myofascial Release for the 30+ Crowd at Schoolhouse Yoga, Sunday October 16
Sunday, October 16 10:30am-12:15pmSchoolhouse Yoga, Strip District locationschoolhouseyoga.com Bring your mat, towel, and water! Join Richard to maximize your workouts while being safe. Myofascial releases prep our joints and connective tissues, as well as prime our lymphatic system. HIIT routines have been shown to increase cardiac fitness and blood health. Yin Yoga helps release tight […]
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To Overcome Barriers, Assist Yourself
I enjoy my drive home from my 6am HIIT class. Getting up at 4:55am is another story, but I’ve found a way to dependably get out of bed: I’ve hired myself as an assistant. The night before, I prep for the morning. This includes setting up the coffee, filling my gym bag with a towel […]
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You Can Overdo Literally Anything (How to not Burn Out)
It’s January, the time of year when many people throw themselves full force into a new routine, only to burn out on it by Valentine’s Day. This doesn’t just happen over the new year; we’ve all been so excited with something that we overdo it. Two weeks later we’re over it. Why is this? We […]
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On Soles and Souls: A Running Parable
To figure out if a running shoe works for me, I have one criterion: When my foot lands, I should be able to feel the ground, not the shoe. This feels better, as my feet can react to the slope and traction of the terrain. I’m in communion with the path I’m on. Severely padded […]
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I Don’t Even Want a Yoga Body
Several years ago, a violinist reached out to me for sessions. They were having headaches and chronic pain in their neck and left shoulder, which threatened to affect their symphony performances. We worked through several myofascial release practices and upper body stretches. A supine breathing practice further relaxed their left shoulder. They felt much better, […]
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Summer of Left
I am right-hand dominant. I catch myself thinking down the right side of my body. My right is more sensate, stronger, and more skilled with fine-tuned movements. As yogis and yoga teachers, we typically practice asymmetric postures starting on the right. This summer, I’m changing my practice and teaching with a focus on our left. […]
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Yoga on Lockdown: Teaching Students During an Active Shooter Emergency
I’m not sure how long I’ll teach yoga—it could be two months or 30 years—but I’m sure the class I taught in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, on Saturday, October 27 will be the hardest class I ever lead. I’m okay. The students I’ve checked in with are okay. We will get better and be better, as people, […]
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Being a Big Baby
Why is it a good idea to let babies play with blocks? It’s a mostly neurological one. Stacking blocks, creating new shapes, seeing how gravity works; this all adds variety to the baby’s world and fuels development of their interactions in it. Toys allow babies to develop their motor control. Playing with objects increases their […]
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“Acknowledgements” from the Frameworks 300 manual
Too often I had assumed that others knew the intensity of my appreciation for them, only to discover otherwise. —Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication My journey as a yoga teacher was picked for me by a random series of fortuitous events. My first class was at the X Shadyside, which, back in 2003, had the foresight […]
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