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Moving from the Inside, Out – Experiencing Anatomy through Movement
Next time your yoga teacher asks you to “rest” in that Down Dog for just a few more breaths, look around you – no two Down Dogs are quite...

Melissa Valentine
Feb 8, 20188 min read
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Moving Up to the Next Level: Progression in Yoga
“Remember it is not how deep into a posture you go – what does matter is who you are when you get there” ~Max Strom My students ask me...

Melissa Valentine
Feb 10, 20173 min read
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Restorative Retreat
In need of a mini-retreat but no vacation in sight? Take 40 minutes out of your day to try the following restorative sequence for a...

Melissa Valentine
Sep 26, 20164 min read
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Putting “Therapy” into Your Yoga
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. ~BKS Iyengar I am often asked “What is Yoga Therapy?”...

Melissa Valentine
Aug 23, 20162 min read
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Legs-up-the-Wall / Viparita Karani
It is not the load that breaks you down. It is the way you carry it. ~Lou Holtz Legs-up-the-wall is my very favorite pose – so easy...

Melissa Valentine
Jun 8, 20162 min read
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Downward-Facing Dog: Adho Mukha Svanasana
Sometimes you have to let life turn you upside-down, to learn how to live, right-side up. For anyone who has ever heard “…allow yourself...

Melissa Valentine
May 6, 20162 min read
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Tadasana – Mountain Pose
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. Nelson Mandela...

Melissa Valentine
Apr 30, 20163 min read
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Sukasana – “Easy Pose”
“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself” Hermann Hesse This week’s...

Melissa Valentine
Apr 19, 20162 min read
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