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Tara Lemerise
Jan 17, 20233 min read
Practicing Freedom
The Bird Who Flew Free Once upon a time there was a kind-hearted, wealthy man who had a beautiful talking bird as a companion. The bird...
Deb Koolbeck
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Slowing Down and Releasing
Deb was inspired to teach Yoga Nidra after an emotional experience with the practice during her yoga teacher training.
Tara Lemerise
Sep 6, 20229 min read
Restorative Yoga to Combat Eye Strain
Screen time dominates our time, wreaking havoc on our eyes and our nervous system. This Restorative Yoga sequence with a headwrap will help.
Tara Lemerise
May 19, 20226 min read
The Greatest Yoga Hack of All Time
Viparītakaraṇī isn't the Sanskrit name for legs-up-the-wall pose. It is an entire practice and one of the greatest yoga hacks of all time.
Tara Lemerise
Feb 12, 20226 min read
An Ode to Restorative Yoga
My favorite kind of home makeover shows are where they find something really valuable and unexpected under some badly designed wall or...
Tara Lemerise
Aug 9, 20213 min read
The (Non)Violence of Our Times
Ahiṃsā pronounced exactly as it looks: short “a” sound, “him” as in the male pronoun, “sa” with short “a” sound at the end Non-violence....
Tara Lemerise
Jun 24, 20213 min read
It's Complicated
Most of my blog posts are about making things easy. Like here. Or here. And here. Well, this post is about honoring the complicated....
Tara Lemerise
May 25, 20213 min read
The Case for Longer Yoga Practices
I was talking with a yoga teacher friend of mine about my on-demand video library and she was surprised to hear that my most popular videos
Tara Lemerise
May 7, 20212 min read
Who is your favorite YouTube yoga teacher?
I never wanted to be a YouTube yoga teacher. In fact, I still don’t. But… You can now find my Restorative Yoga classes on YouTube. Here’s...
Tara Lemerise
Apr 14, 20212 min read
How to Let it Be Easy
I was deeply inspired by a recent email I received from teacher, mother, writer and resting advocate, Octavia Raheem. She implored me and...
Tara Lemerise
Feb 18, 20213 min read
We might need compassion instead of solutions.
Is your default compassion when someone is going through a tough time? Mine definitely isn’t! The other day a friend texted me and I...
Tara Lemerise
Jan 4, 20214 min read
7 Types of Rest You Need
Rest with Restorative Yoga. Sounds so simple, right? But when I’m feeling taxed or overwhelmed or run down, my go-to is lay on the couch...
Tara Lemerise
Dec 16, 20203 min read
Confessions of a Bored Yogi
Confession: I used to avoid savasana. (I know, I know. The Restorative Yoga advocate is here saying I used to skip savasana. I can hardly...
Tara Lemerise
Nov 5, 20203 min read
What are your obstacles?
The other day a friend shared this: Does that sound familiar to you? It certainly does for me and I felt joyful about my friend’s feeling...
Tara Lemerise
Oct 7, 20203 min read
The Essence of Stillness
My son Will is a dreamer, a thinker, a creative mind kind of kid. Sometimes I’ll catch him just sitting still, staring at this elaborate...
Tara Lemerise
Jul 30, 20203 min read
When We Forget
I taught my last in-person class on March 14, four and half months ago. It’s been a time of such upheaval. But it’s also been a time of...
Tara Lemerise
May 31, 20204 min read
How to Take Meaningful Action with Restorative Yoga
It’s the third day of protests in the DC area (as well as in many other parts of the US.) By now, everyone has heard about the death of...
Tara Lemerise
Mar 31, 20203 min read
Fear of the Unknown
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. -H. P. Lovecraft...
Tara Lemerise
Nov 26, 20192 min read
Some Reflections on Rest
Today, I Rest I don’t need fancy moves today. I don’t want handstands or crow poses, hollow body holds or revolved triangles. I don’t...
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