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The Mindfulness of Plants

Being a plant-parent can teach you a lot, but it’s not always easy caring for a plant indoors. Whether you are an expert grower or beginning as a motivated novice, having plants indoors can be a challenge. It is, however, a challenge you should accept (Trust me, I’ve lost many plants while trying to determine their needs)! Plants are great teachers, and they show us how …

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Yoga & Mindfulness Through a Pandemic – Part 3

Shared by Danja Yoga Co-Owner & Lead Teacher Training Facilitator, Daniel Sernicola, with written reflections by our Yoga Teacher Training students. The following is the second of five short essays written by our Danja Yoga Teacher Training students. These students are in the middle of a 200-hr training that began in September 2021. They graduate in …

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Yoga & Mindfulness Through a Pandemic – Part 2

Shared by Danja Yoga Co-Owner & Lead Teacher Training Facilitator, Daniel Sernicola, with written reflections by our Yoga Teacher Training students. The following is the second of five short essays written by our Danja Yoga Teacher Training students. These students are in the middle of a 200-hr training that began in September 2021. They graduate in …

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Yoga & Mindfulness Through a Pandemic – Part 1

Shared by Danja Yoga Co-Owner & Lead Teacher Training Facilitator, Daniel Sernicola, with written reflections by our Yoga Teacher Training students The following is the first of five short essays written by our Danja Yoga Teacher Training students. These students are in the middle of a 200-hr training that began in September 2021. They graduate in …

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Breath and Yoga

It has been said that, “Yoga postures are different shapes in which to explore the breath.” Indeed. Yoga is all about the breath. One of the first things we learn in yoga class is how to breathe using the whole torso. Many people breathe shallowly, contributing to anxiety and stress among other health risks. When taught to breathe properly, people come away from their first class in a state of bliss. It is quite possibly the first deep, full body breath they’ve experienced in a while.

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