Kim Fenton1 minI want to be a voice...On this blog In the yoga scene On Instagram I want to be a voice, however small or soft it may be, that's not about the stunning pics...
Kim Fenton4 minSteady and FocusedOn the mat, my goal is to mentally reach a place where I'm steady and focused. To me, steady means that I'm not jumping around in my mind...
Kim Fenton3 minAre you breathing?One of the biggest things I learned coming to yoga was how to breathe. I didn't realize that I would spend my entire day (except if I...
Kim Fenton2 minWhy would I practice being uncomfortable?"When we are able to stay even a moment with uncomfortable energy, we gradually learn not to fear it." - Pema Chodron I’ve used this...
Kim Fenton2 minDon't give up your hard earned peaceI've posted before that one of my sacred practices is that whenever something infuriating, stressful or mildly annoying happens in my...
Kim Fenton1 minSurrender. Let it Go. Breathe.It doesn’t need to be perfect. The pose, the timing, the event, none of it. Ishvara pranidhana in yoga means surrender. Surrender is not...
Kim Fenton5 minFight, Flight or Freeze - Svadhyaya in YogaThe past week or so in my classes, I've been using longer holds, mostly in the spirit of a transition to a pitta-balancing practice for...
Kim Fenton2 minBalance and the Fear of FallingIn big balance poses, the more I resist falling out, the more I wobble. The more I think about balancing, the harder it gets to do. The...
Kim Fenton2 minSuccess in Yoga isn't Arm Balances?I have a thing I say in class. I’m pretty sure my regulars think I’m a broken record. But still, I think it’s important. I call it the...
Kim Fenton1 minBlessed are the flexible"Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape." (Michael McGriffy) What lessons can be learned about the flexibility...
Kim Fenton1 minThey can't take my peaceMy motto when something stressful happens is “I won’t let it take my peace.” In yoga we work to create and maintain peace and focus. Let...
Kim Fenton1 minThoughts like water I use imagery a lot on the mat. It helps me stay focused when I can visualize what I'm trying to accomplish. One that I use a lot when...
Kim Fenton1 minTHAT is yoga.In yoga, we all came for different reasons. Maybe it was an injury or stress. Maybe we were out of shape and wanted to get back into some...