Posts Tagged ‘yoga’

work trade call!

kelly on 3:10 pm August 16th, 2011 / Comments Off

hi everyone,

boundless is looking for a few new work traders, so hit us up here if you are interested.

1) a spectacular new desk check-in person on thursday from 5-8:15 pm

2) a tech-savvy person to work on our online scheduler from home

3) sign up for select Saturday and Sunday shifts to help with check-in.

i can share our calendar with you, so you’ll know available dates and can choose at your convenience.

namaste!!

kelly

connect directly with your own experience.

kelly on 2:21 pm August 15th, 2011 / 1 Comment »

have you ever taken a yoga class only to marvel afterward at how substantially your perspective has changed? this is your own body providing you with feedback about all the information it has to offer you if you will deeply give it your full attention.

the boundless advanced studies programs are extremely transformative paths to discovering how you can continually connect with your own body’s experience in the moment. listen, there is an entire universe of external stimuli & a warehouse of memories out there (and in there) to wade through. you are ultimately learning to differentiate all of this from yourself — from what YOU truly are. & at the same time, you learn how to see all of it – everything – as a part of you.

“the harbor becomes the sea.” etc.

please email me asap if you’re interested at all in our ryt 200 or ryt express program. both of these choices will offer you a chance to view your body and mind anew– through a set of transformative tools we’ve been honing for years upon years upon years.

namaste! -kb

wanderlust festival!

kelly on 5:49 pm June 9th, 2011 / 3 Comments »

um. what’s better than a music festival with outdoor yoga? correct. nothing! that’s why wanderlust is explosively spreading like wildfire all across the nation. please take 2 seconds to learn more about this incredible event. this year has already boasted events in new york, san francisco, pheonix, and dallas to name a few. upcoming fests are scheduled for: vermont, chicago, north lake tahoe, santa monica, and squaw valley.
be there or be square. and when ya coming to dc, wanderlust?

Work Trade Opportunities

kelly on 1:23 pm April 1st, 2011 / 5 Comments »

Dear community,

Boundless has wonderful new opportunities available for the upcoming year, in exchange for classes or programs. Please contact us if you are interested, and someone will be in touch with you soon.

Desk Sign In ~ This is a great way to meet people and enjoy yoga.

Photography ~ We would love to talk with you about your photography, film, or recording interests.

Sign Design ~ Do you have Adobe Design software at home and an interest in print/graphic or web design? You can work trade from home, and earn class credits. We have sign templates and pictures for you to work with. If you are interested in programs, we can discuss this as well!

Tech Savvy? We have online administrative tasks we can train you for. Let us know if you are interested, and we will be in touch.

Thank you!

Kelly

how do you feel?

kelly on 9:35 pm February 11th, 2011 / 1 Comment »

As a yoga teacher, I am giving my shout-out today to: Your Emotions. In yoga and in the world, there is a great deal that is subtly (and not so subtly) communicated about how it is healthiest to curb-check your emotions. For example) In an effort to stay grounded, we often try to differentiate between feelings that just sneak up during our practice and our “actual” experience in this very moment (see subtext: our “distracting” feelings and our “real” or may I suggest “robot” reality in the moment.) I think it is important to question this notion. Your experience needs feelings in order to be an embodied experience. Period. Yes, in fact, a dramatic interplay of emotion can dissuade you from the Here and Now. I would suggest, at the same time, that repressing the feelings by not listening to them or not feeling them will equally result in a denial of your current emotional state. In the safest place, you can honor your feelings, and you do not need to judge or reject or even quiet them down. You listen to them. And from there, the silence that isn’t about repression arises. I don’t think it’s healthy to let your emotions dominate your life, but (literally –>) for crying out loud, you are a human being. You must feel.

i wear sunglasses inside

kelly on 10:55 am February 4th, 2011 / 2 Comments »

i like to take 30 minutes dance breaks in my room. i recommend it if you feel bluesy about winter. i also wear sunglasses when i’m dancing. bc i don’t know. it’s bright in my room.

i also have 2 things to say about kim’s teaching.

kim says my legs start higher up than my hips. r u curious about who you are and what you’re doing on planet earth? well, don’t just do something, stand there. on the origins of your legs. be bold, and be taller than you think you are.

kim also said last night in intermediate/advanced that what we are doing is following the actions in the body. she said it’s a series of actions, and we are noticing where they lead. and we are creating new paths (i.e. series of actions). (paths to the core, i would add. only bc she taught me that years ago in my ryt) i wanted to write a poem about this but i was too busy standing on my head.

Simon Says

kelly on 9:52 pm August 3rd, 2010 / Be the first to comment! »

Would Simon says be fun in a yoga class?

Simon Says stand on your right leg. Simon Says put your left foot on your right leg, *not on your knee. Simon says Wave your arms over your head! Now Shout I am awesome at this, I am Doing TREE POSE! – Oh, wait Simon didn’t say Shout that! Whoever shouted is now Simon! (Wait, do you win if you shouted . . ) Oh well, I changed the rules.

Let the New Simon begin dominating with the Left Side.

Hi, wow I’m random. How are you? Are you finding space to practice and meditate this summer? I hope so, and if not – please check in with us! Tell us about your body and your needs, and we’ll reply. (Ex: Hey Kelly, I am really really busy. I would love to take a yoga class, but it never happens. Help! -DC Friend)

There is a yoga practice for you and for everyone. If you r interested, we will help you discover what is right for your body.

What have we been up to at Boundless this week?!! (Well, other than being ecstatic about the New Space) we are making tons of To Do Lists. Is it just me – or are Google Spreadsheets and Google Docs the next best thing since Pranayama?!!!

Getting organized is a stellar way to prepare yourself for practice and stay grounded in your life on earth. What do you like to do to get organized? What do you love about your life when it is messy? I love both messy and neat spaces. How about you?

For example, I love organizing my purse for the next day.(SIdebar: I always think Andrea Chew would be great at this.) I also looove the disaster of my makeup area on my dresser; No matter how many times I organize, it becomes a wild mess each week. I LOVE THAT!!! I love being organized and making a beautiful mess. This is the joy of life. Being at peace with both spaces helps keep me gentle and true.

Other things I love are feathers, sunlight, and rocks. How about you? What is the summer showing you to love this year?

Just curious – do you love these colors (below) for Boundless’s new marketing/interior? What colors say Boundless to You?

Do you love the pretty pink roses in a jar and Emily Shaw’s gorgeous art behind it? I do.

I want to know what you are loving right now.

With peace and gratitude – Kelly

this one right here’s my favorite.

kelly on 2:17 pm July 25th, 2010 / Be the first to comment! »

I don’t remember where I was first introduced to the “yogic” concept of “false liking and disliking.” It may have been in this book, recommended by a great teacher, Orly Jalowski.

The basic concept is that we think we understand reality, and in fact, we don’t. Part of this “misunderstanding” is evidently what we “think we like” and especially what we “think we don’t like.” I like this concept.

There is a school of thought around “things we don’t like” that says you should “push through that” and challenge yourself. This is a little masochistic for sensitive me, so let me be clear that this is not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about a subtler thing.

I’m talking about when you push your food around on your plate, for example, and go, I like these pieces, I don’t like the crunchy parts, or whatever. Very simple preferences. I like the breeze, I don’t like the heat. I like my grey pants. I cannot stand my white sweater. – - It is quite possible that all of this is generated from a delusion you/we/I aren’t even aware of.

You have no idea why you don’t like the white sweater. Given the right conditions, it could be your favorite.

Try loving everything for a day.

I love this cup, it is my favorite.

I am so glad we’re going to that restaurant, it is my favorite.

I like it when it’s a thousand degrees outside, it is my absolutely favorite weather. (Okay, I took it a little far.)

Seriously though. Even if thought in total experiment, with full awareness that you “don’t like” that restaurant. I have found that this greatly alters my daily life. I expect things to be better. I accept more. I am happier. It is meditation, even if I’m fibbing. My body feels the good vibrations.

What if your dislikes are really a weird vibration in your kidney, or a memory of your childhood? Let them go. See what happens if you love what comes!!!

Now – to simplify matters  – I want to add that it is very helpful as human being to develop an awareness of your preferences n order to keep being a human being. So, do both.

“Love everything” and “notice your preferences” . .

So, like. I love Sundays. They’re my favorite day.

I love that I have to go the grocery store later.

I love my cheap shampoo.

- – - just keep noticing – xo -

Kelly