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One Last Om (for now)
My “Yoga Era” may be drawing to a close. Today I made a difficult decision for the benefit of my well-being and paused my Satoyama Yoga classes indefinitely. Unfortunately, my herniated discs are not healing easily. Even when I take great care to avoid poses and movement that hurt, I still end up straining my…
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Tanada Yoga 2025
Today is International Yoga Day and I celebrated by leading two yoga classes. At 7 am, my daily Zoom class practiced “Common Yoga Protocol” which is the Indian government’s programme for the event. And at 9 am, I hosted a yoga session at overlooking the rice fields at Oyama Senmaida. It was glorious to be…
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Pre-summer calendar
As usual, spring has renewed my energy and I have quite a schedule of activities in the next two months. In fact, I had to draw up a calendar on paper so Tod can keep track of me. Plus there are guests coming, woodworking projects, more botanical color making and my own art, never-ending garden…
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Yoga with Technical Difficulties
This morning I came into the yoga space six minutes before class but instead of starting Zoom at the click of a link, I was presented with a laptop that had suffered a power outage yesterday. It was off. The old thing takes its time booting up, so I quickly thought through the options for…
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Vigyan Bhairav Tantra No. 79
I set myself up for the weirdest meditation experience this morning. On Sunday my yoga class practices meditation. We have tried many techniques over the years – everyone has a different way of getting to their inner silence and we don’t know what will trigger an interesting insight. So we try as many as I…
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Meditation mind(s)
My mind is a whirlwind, even when I calm it. This morning in Satoyama Yoga we sat in silent meditation. We do this every month on the 2nd Sunday and at this point the regular members of my class have been introduced to dozens of ways to practice. Today after stretching our bodies, we each…
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Thai-style Yoga Spa
Once a month in our morning Satoyama Yoga class, we do a “Yoga Spa” session where we focus on massage and relaxation. I have a few different version of these spa sessions, but recently have been interested in traditional Thai self-massage techniques, the Reusi Dat Ton. There is a lot of correspondence between yoga asanas…
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Yoga at Oyama Senmaida
I’ve been watching the weather like a hawk for the past week, but watching it didn’t keep the rain away. I mowed the grass in our practice space yesterday, just in case the clouds passed by, but bad weather settled in overnight and the morning was soggy. Instead of the green grass, we practiced in…
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Yoga in the rice fields
This morning you will find me goofing around in the Bonichi Shimbun again. This time I’m not at my desk, but doing yoga in the rice terraces in my work apron and boots. The article announces an event that I am co-hosting at Oyama Senmaida. For International Yoga Day, on June 21st, I’ll be teaching…
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Resisting Growth – a Meditation
On Sundays in my yoga class we focus on meditation. Every week we do a different form of meditation, because people find their way to inner stillness from many vectors. Today we practiced my own system, Drawing Meditations, where we use art to find insights, inner peace, and connection. And it was a remarkable session…
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