by Sherri Koehler | Jul 2, 2018 | Asana
Pose of the Month: Balasana, “Child’s Pose” Sanskrit: Bāla – Child, infant Bālāsana – Child’s Pose If you’ve ever attended a yoga class there’s a good chance you’ve heard an instructor say something along...
by Sherri Koehler | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog Posts, Practice, Yoga Philosophy
This post originally appeared on the Yoga Service Council blog in April 2018. “Why do we do Restorative Yoga?” Recently a student asked me this question at the beginning of a class. They added, “I mean, it feels good, but what good is it?” Restorative Yoga is unlike...
by Sherri Koehler | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog Posts, Meditation, Practice, Yoga Philosophy
The endless cycle of daily outrage and despair over events of the day is exhausting. There is so much to worry about; climate change, Supreme Court vacancies for those of us in the U.S.A., the rights of asylees and refugees, the rising tide of white nationalism, etc....
by Sherri Koehler | Jan 16, 2017 | Practice
Portland is experiencing a “Weather Event”, again. This time there’s up to a foot of snow around the city. Seattle has loaned us snowplows and crew to run them. People are strongly considering if it is time to salt the roads, which has been a no-go...
by Sherri Koehler | Apr 29, 2016 | Blog Posts, Practice
I’ve been reading some of Peter A. Levine’s books this past month, including In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, and I was really struck by his use of a bit of the I Ching, particularly the 1950 translation by Richard...
