This week a student in the Gentle Breath Practice / Chair Yoga class asked, “Why is Nadi Shodhana considered the most powerful yoga practice?” (Nadi Shodhana is a slow-paced breath practice where you alternate which nostril you are breathing through.) First of all, who is it that considers this true?
Swami Kripalu liked to say that the most important part of a spiritual practice is self-compassion – that is, the discipline of self-observation without self-judgment. What is stunning about this teaching is that this yoga master’s observable practices were prodigious, involving hours of daily pranayama and meditation, years of practicing
On Saturday evening, March 20, 2021, more than 90 Gentle Yogis gathered on Zoom to celebrate, having survived a very hard year…apart…together…and being better for it. We enjoyed an hour of amazing and varied talent, presented rather professionally on Zoom, with great transitions by our Emcee, sang “Happy Breath-Day” to
Regardless of the day before,in 2020we arise at 6 or maybe 7,and while the world is turned upside down, masked up, six feet apart and locked down, I sit with a dedicated community of breathers. Every morning, Joyce and I, start the day in a good way, expanding our lungs,
Here is the final clip in this video series for our Countdown to One Year. Jenny Leopold has been a regular in our practice community and shares what she appreciates about Rudy’s gentle approach to yoga. She has studied Dynamic Gentle Yoga with Rudy in the advanced teacher training program
As part of our Countdown to One Year, here is another short video clip from recent interviews of a few members of the Gentle Yogis community. Mary-Margaret Kerns has been a pillar in our daily breath practice community, also frequenting the Tuesday and Thursday afternoon community-supported classes. She has enjoyed the
As part of our Countdown to One Year, here is another short video clip from recent interviews of a few members of the Gentle Yogis community. Eliot Dalton has attended the breath practice since April 2020 and has inspired several family members to join in. He has done yoga in person
As part of our Countdown to One Year, we will be posting short video clips from recent interviews of a few members of the Gentle Yogis community. Emily Eisen has been practicing with us online since we began on March 19, 2020. She has been a student of Rudy’s for
Yoga practice will expand your awareness. It begins with body awareness. Then, in the same moment, it includes breath awareness. It is said that practice will make you sensitive. With regular practice, you will become conscious of more that is in your experience. In other
To get the most out of your yoga practice, I recommend that you enter into stretches slowly, pausing and deepening your breath as soon as you feel a stretch. Even though it seems counterintuitive, you can trust that a gentle stretch will provide the benefits you expect from yoga. Yoga
