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Chubby Mysore
Thoughts from Amy Schrempf on Chubby Mysore. I have heard that some of you are nervous to come back to the Mysore room because you have gained some weight. I want to openly share something I experienced, which changed my view point on it. Some of you may know that in November of 2019, Laurie …
Indoor Guidelines – May 2021
From May 19, 2021 – Shala Newsletter Shala Community: It was about one year ago, that I took over the ownership of The Shala of Pittsburgh Ashtanga Yoga. What a year it has been! Thank you for participating in our online classes, outdoor classes, workshops, and limited indoor classes. A very big thank you to …
Why online Mysore? Why these Zoom practices?
Written by Amy Schrempf Why online Mysore? Why these Zoom practices? I have had a lot of people ask me that, and I really do have my answers, both as a teacher and as a student. So why online Mysore and Zoom classes? As a student, the knowledge that someone is watching is huge! It …
On Transition
Written by Laura Gorham. Are you hanging onto your knowledge of how things are? Are you looking for proof? Are you debating the cause of a particular circumstance in your life? What are your ideas of yourself? How did you come to these definitions or ideas? Life is an experience of constant transitions. We grow …
Frustration In The Practice
Written by Laura Gorham When thinking about what to write for the newsletter this week, all I could think about was some of the frustration I have been dealing with over the course of the last month. There are many reasons for it, which I won\’t expound upon, but it has been a very persistent …
Healing Through Yoga
Written by Laura Gorham \”The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.\” -Marianne Williamson It\’s been 4 weeks since my husband and I went through a pregnancy loss at 10 weeks. The process of healing and recovery has been, …
On Yoga and Surrender to Love, Fear, and Loss
Written by Laura Gorham “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” –Anais Nin It was a very, very, very faint positive line. After a year of trying to get pregnant, could it actually be true? I shared the news …
Lessons From Ashtanga Yoga
This week\’s blog comes to us from Miriam Lamey. Miriam teaches the Ashtanga Yoga Basics classes at The Shala. Last night’s wine hadn’t finished working its way through my system, but I had the wisdom, then, to eat enough and stop when I’d drunk enough. Interrupted sleep had me slightly unsteady on my feet, my …
Why Mysore: A Teacher Perspective
Written by Laura Gorham One by one students quietly and respectfully arrive at the studio, lay out their mats, and begin to practice. As the room begins to swell with students, the energy level and heat also swells. An ocean of breath gradually surrounds me. I stand quietly observing, scanning the room, reminding myself of …