by Sonja Semyonova | Nov 1, 2020 | Journal, The Nest, Yoga at Home
November yoga tutorial: adho mukha svanasana (downward dog) As a reminder, these short tutorials are designed to build your deeper awareness of the poses to support your home practice....
by Sonja Semyonova | Oct 15, 2020 | Journal, The Nest, Yoga at Home
October guided meditation on the breath The inhalation, the return movement of breath, sustains life. The outgoing breath purifies life. These are the two poles between which respiration goes on unceasingly. Between them is every delight you could desire. – The...
by Sonja Semyonova | Oct 3, 2020 | Journal
I want to share a recipe with you that was passed down to me from my husband’s older sister via her grandmother. It is for Irish soda bread, or, as we call it, Granny Bread. You could break apart this recipe from an Ayurvedic perspective, as I was trained to do, and...
by Sonja Semyonova | Oct 1, 2020 | Journal, The Nest, Yoga at Home
October yoga class: Seated side angle and cat/cow Starting this month I’ll be sharing 1-2 poses as tutorials to guide you to develop a home practice of yoga....
by Sonja Semyonova | Sep 17, 2020 | Journal
I injured my knee nearly three years ago. But if I’m being honest, the pain began in 1987. That was the year I bent over in front of my pediatrician as he showed my mother the growing curve in my spine. I was ten years old. I remember feeling cold, wearing only...
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