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A Moment of Living in the Moment

Nikki Chau — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:42:19 +0000

I am writing this post with fast and furious fingers and sweaty palms, quite possibly from my morning coffee or the bright spring sunshine walloping all of Seattle right now. I am also experiencing a ginormous sense of overwhelm. Not overwhelm in the common sense of being eaten alive by to-do lists, but overwhelm in the [...]

Are You Practicing Real Yoga?

Nikki Chau — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:01:23 +0000

I admit, “Are you practicing real yoga?” is a rather obnoxious question. It’s probably like walking up to a woman, especially someone you don’t know at all, and say, “Are those real?” I’m gonna bet she’d get pretty offended and slap you in the face. (I will never have this problem, so I can only [...]

The Relevance of the Upanishads in Contemporary Yoga

Nikki Chau — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:37:07 +0000

How is the study of the Upanishads relevant to the contemporary study of yoga, and what role might the teachings have in how you teach yoga?

These are the questions to an essay for my teacher training, and I keep staring at them and the blank space below. Some very childish part of me wants to [...]

Seattle Yoga News – Asana Technique with Kathryn Payne at Island Yoga Center

Nikki Chau — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:17:41 +0000

If you’ve ever taken a Yoga Teacher Training from Pacific Yoga or a Sanskrit Weekend workshop in Seattle, you know Kathryn Payne. Otherwise, you may not have heard of her because she tends to fly below the radar, enjoying the island life on Vashon Island.

If you don’t live on an island (and yes, let’s forget for [...]