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Sheltering in Place Changed my Headstand Practice, and Here’s How to Change Yours Too!
Posted by: Jarvis Quarterman, Certified Yoga Instructor - June 11, 2020Does it feel like your world’s been turned upside down? Maybe we can Try to embrace it and let go through our yoga practice. To be truly free, we must be willing to accept changes of all kinds and face our fears head on (no pun intended). When attempting a headstand pose (and all inversions), […]
Read MoreTime to Spring Back into Yoga
Posted by: Jarvis Quarterman, Certified Yoga Instructor - March 16, 2020Almost every time I tell someone I am a yoga instructor they always say “ I have been wanting to get back into yoga, do you have any tips?” So I thought this month I would put together some suggestions on how to get back on the mat after the bleak of winter!! If […]
Read MoreReal Men Do Yoga
Posted by: Jarvis Quarterman, Certified Yoga Instructor - February 3, 2020Moving Past The Stigma!! Men In The U.S. Are Getting Comfortable Joining the Yoga Movement! “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”~Frederick Douglass Women far outnumber men in American yoga studios today, which is a shame because it means there are many men out there missing out on […]
Read MoreHabits for Surviving the Bleak of Winter
Posted by: Jarvis Quarterman, Certified Yoga Instructor - November 11, 2019Life is constantly changing, so it is important that we change with the seasons just as nature does by adapting our daily habits, yoga practice and food choices. During the winter season, the energy of the Earth and its creatures is drawn inward. We can use this time for restoration and introspection, just as many […]
Read MoreSeptember is National Yoga Awareness Month
Posted by: Jarvis Quarterman, Certified Yoga Instructor - September 9, 2019“I was looking for someone to inspire me, motivate me, support me, and change me for the better… Someone who would love me, Affirm me, make me feel healthy and normal again… and I realized all along that I was looking for myself.” –Jarvis Quarterman Yoga as a Path to Health Freedom National […]
Read More2019 “New Trend” Sound as Meditation?
Posted by: Jarvis Quarterman, Certified Yoga Instructor - August 26, 2019When you close your eyes, and envision someone meditating, you probably imagine them sitting in silence, hands in lap and focused on clearing their mind. They might listen to or chant the mantra “Om,” but for the most part, sounds are distracting when meditating… right? Maybe not! Chances are you might be able to clear […]
Read MoreYoga Beyond the Asanas
Posted by: Jarvis Quarterman, Certified Yoga Instructor - July 29, 2019“The aim of yoga is to eliminate the control that material nature exerts over the human spirit, to rediscover through introspective practice what the poet T.S. Eliot called “the still point of the turning world.” ~Barbara Stoler Miller Often, when most people hear the word yoga, most of us initially think […]
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