Category: Yoga
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Today is a National Day of Mourning
Everyone around me is celebrating Thanksgiving. This morning my love and I are dreaming of what our Wild & Unruly homestead would look like, and what we can do to help heal this land. We have deep gratitude for for the chosen and blood family in our lives, our ability to travel (explore, see phish) […]
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Evolution of a Generator
Before I found #humandesign and understood what it meant to be a 1/3 Generator, I thought I was an ADHD failure. I thought when things got hard, I just ran or uprooted myself entirely. I am writing this for myself. To remind myself of where I come from, where I’ve gone, what I’ve learned, what I ignored, […]
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People will steal your shit.
Holy fucking breaking news Batgirl!! Alanna Kaivalya says in her Manhattan Supreme Court suit that Wanderlust Festivals strung her along for four months just to get insight into her training methods. Last week I blogged about TM and Copyright…..and a few weeks before that I blogged about Covering Your Asana with legal agreements . I’ve […]
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Yoga Insurance: What, Why, How and Who
Insurance is sexy. Naw, not really. Not losing the mat from under your feet because you got sued is sexy. So yeah. Let’s talk about a dull, possibly annoying maybe even scary subject, insurance! Yoga teachers expose themselves to all sorts of liabilities every time we step on our mats and guide people in the […]
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TM?
Trademarking and Patenting yoga is a yuckie conversation to have and while I don’t arrogantly believe that 26 postures can be patented, trademarking is something that you absolutely should start think as a professional business owner. First, grab a little background information on the distinction between “exercises, including yoga exercises, do not constitute the subject matter Congress […]
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Cover Your Asana
So you finished your teacher training and you’re ready to dive into teaching yoga full time. This is your dharma. You’re doing what you love and loving what you do. You’ve perfected your craft. You’re certified and licensed. You might even open a studio. You’re living the yoga teacher dream. Your classes are full. You’re […]
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In Yo Face Friday
I believe in putting action behind your mantra. In the non-yoga world that’s called putting your money where your mouth is. When I first started digging into yoga, reiki, the metaphysical, the law of attraction, abundance, manifestation and all the other new age goodness, I lost the type-a hustler in me. I had extreme faith in my […]
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Awesome Sauce – Step 1
I don’t know if you guys noticed, but in last week’s blog post I left you with 4 steps to take to define your own Awesome Sauce. I left that little nugget in the last paragraph of the post. If you missed it, don’t worry, I’m about to dig deep, step by step. Step 1: […]
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