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Summer Monthly Blog (May 2023)
On a country side road there was a man on a horse galloping full speed. A farmer was on the side of the road tending to his field. He yelled at the man on the horse as he flew by, “Where ya heading?” The man on the the horse replied, “I don’t know, you’ll have…
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Home/Travel Practice ~ Week 5
April 3rd, 2023 The MOST important part of having a regular practice is to understand that there will be ups and downs. Emotional, physical, and mental. You will have injuries that keep you from practicing. You will have difficulties working around your schedule or others. That’s life! If you made a small location in your…
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Home/Travel Practice Week 4
March 27th, 2023 Any Alan Watt’s fans out there? He was a self proclaimed philosophical entertainer back in the 1960’s and 1970’s. There are many recordings available online you can check out. One of his ideas hit home to me. “Life is a dance, and when you are dancing you are not intent on getting…
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Home/Travel Practice Week 3
March 20th, 2023 I heard the Buddhist monk, Lopon Tashi of Pescadero, Baja, once describe how to find meaning in one’s life. He had an interesting analogy. Finding meaning in your life is like becoming an alcoholic. If you want to become an alcoholic, you can’t just go to the store, buy a bottle, and…
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Creating a Home/Travel Practice – Week 2
March 14th, 2023 In last week’s class we are worked on transitions. The time between the postures. Practicing going into and coming out of. Normally we are focused on the posture. If you are an artist, you can think of this week as working with negative space. Taking time to notice the movement between can…
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Creating a Home/Travel Practice – Week 1
March 6th, 2023 Last week we spoke about how to warm up the spine. There are in fact 7-ways to stretch the spine. If you are looking for a short morning routine, it doesn’t get any simpler than this. You can do these movements standing, sitting, or lying down. Click here for the 7 ways…
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What kind of Yoga is this?
February 27th, 2023 A couple weeks ago someone asked me, “What type of Yoga do you teach?” Well, it’s a great question. In a nutshell, my hope is to offer 2 things. I want to offer a yoga that we can do throughout our entire life. ~ Functional Yoga. I want to offer…
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Update
Hola everyone! I know it’s been a while. I have been too busy with other projects to maintain this blog. However, if you are curious about what I have I have going on, check out my website and sign up for my newsletter at aguacatespacificos.com See you there, Country Mouse
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Why we use Support.
February 20th, 2023 Why Props? B. K. S. Iyengar introduced props into the modern practice of yoga in the early 1960’s. He wanted all practitioners to have equal access to the benefits of the postures. Using support does not mean that you are weak or less of a yogi. In many cases it’s the exact…
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The Breath
As we begin to understand and feel the connection between the breath and movement, you may notice a rhythm. On an inhale you feel the body’s ribcage and belly expanding. The breath lifts the chest and we elongate the spine. On an exhale, the body compresses, cueing us to support the pelvis and lower back.…
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Qi Gong & Tai Chi Week 2
Last week we spent the first part of class with a Qi Gong warm up with gentle movements, then we began to blend a few yoga postures using the movements of Tai Chi before settling into Restorative postures. This month we are letting go of the details and finding movement with the breath. Not with…
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January 31st Yoga Class Canceled due to rain.
We are so fortunate to have rain today in Baja. Unfortunately we do not have a waterproof roof for Tuesday’s classes. See you Thursday, Saturday, or next Tuesday!
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Tai Chi & Qi Gong
Back in 2016 when I was traveling internationally with my partner we were fortunate to receive a 3-day visa for China on an extended our layover. 3 days is not enough to see much of China, but we did our best to explore the city of Guangzhou, the country’s 5th largest city located on the…
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Shoulders and Neck
23 de Enero 2023 Over the last few weeks we have traveled up the body. Exploring movements, muscles, and mobility from the feet, where our body touches the ground giving us roots. Then we moved to the knees, learning that the knees move like a hinge versus other joints in the body. Next was the…
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Pelvis and Lower Back Health
January 16th-21st In my classes I strive to give you space and freedom to explore your body. Your capsule for living on this Earth. It’s the only one you have. I want you to take the information you learn each week and use it. Apply it to other times in your life and not just…
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The Knees!
9 de Enero, 2023 It’s important for me to say that if you want to see a change in your life, you must make it a habit. Start with a small change. Most of us brush our teeth twice a day. That task doesn’t take long, but it’s a habit that you generally notice if…
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AP ~ January 2023 Newsletter
Welcome to the first AP Newsletter! January is a great time to expand your bubble and try new things. This month we will start my 4-week series focusing on different parts of the body to find alignment, starting with the feet. Our feet aren’t just our foundations. Our feet are required to be flexible and adjustable.…
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