by Bruce Bowditch | Mar 2, 2017 | Healing/Yoga Therapy
This was an interview with Jessica Gregory for a healing environments graduate level class concerning yoga and personal healthcare. Who are you and what is your background and experience in yoga? I began studying yoga in earnest in1996 in Australia while working in a...
by Bruce Bowditch | Sep 6, 2016 | Yoga Practice
My practice now is less about performing difficult or flashy asana (what I call “circus tricks”) and more about learning to truly inhabit my body. It’s about refining my intentions and personal integrity. Can I be ever more present and aware of how I live on this...
by Bruce Bowditch | Jul 20, 2016 | Yoga Practice
I often come across strong opinions on “what is yoga” or “what is true yoga” and what is not. What constitutes legitimate practices and how should they be performed. Before we begin to make any sort of determination, we should explore what the word “yoga” is pointing...
by Bruce Bowditch | Jun 9, 2016 | Yoga Practice
(Excerpt from The Problem of Pain in Yoga by Matthew Remski) (My preface) I believe this is a very timely article about the tendency in some of us for yoga to become a showy performance, pushing past our limits in a way that can become consciously or unconsciously...
by Bruce Bowditch | Jan 12, 2016 | Yoga Practice
I’d like to talk about using props in yoga practice. I have noticed that some newer students, and even more seasoned yogis, are sometimes bashful about using props in their yoga practice. They might think that to use a block or strap is to display inexperience with a...
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