by Leslie Gossett | Jan 23, 2020 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Books, Philosophy
How does yoga relate to love? Perhaps there are the obvious ways – like doing something you love, or doing something that is good for you. But the true Yoga of Love is much more subtle and much more profound. We can look to the Yoga Sutras to help us expand:... by Leslie Gossett | Mar 15, 2018 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Meditation, Props, Yoga Activities, Yoga at Home
Have you been noticing the daffodils making their buttery appearance? Or the mama birds already sitting on their nests? Perhaps the first bud sprouting on the branch? These signs of spring herald the Vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. This year, Spring Equinox... by Leslie Gossett | Dec 29, 2016 | Benefits of Yoga
Recently, I read an NPR article about the judgements parents place on the perceived risks of other people’s children. Interestingly, situations were perceived as a higher threat to the child if the parent observing had a negative moral judgment about the other parent.... by Leslie Gossett | Nov 14, 2016 | Benefits of Yoga
You know what they say about assumptions… I won’t finish the sentence. But I will emphasize how important it is not to make assumptions about our students when we are teaching yoga (or for that matter, about any other human being we encounter in any other... by Leslie Gossett | Apr 28, 2016 | Asanas, Benefits of Yoga, Philosophy, Props
The other day, all of my students in yoga class were plopped, sprawled, and splayed upon the floor. They had managed to get themselves into the studio, take off their shoes, unroll their mats, and collapse. It was like dominos. One of them on the floor gave the rest...
