by Carmen Champion | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
I compare yoga to flossing one’s teeth. Let me explain. We have a problem in this industry where yoga has become an exercise that takes discipline to do. It’s used in gyms, it’s marketed as stretching and then peddled with underlying guilt if you don’t practice. I’ve...
by Carmen Champion | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
I was teaching my meditation class this week and we touched upon how certain things we say in casual conversations, specifically with new people, elicit specific responses. For example, if I say that I’m a yoga teacher, the individual will often explain all the...
by Carmen Champion | Aug 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last weekend I had a director for the Pranakriya School of Yoga in town to help lead yoga teacher training. His name is Vladimir and he currently resides in Atlanta, GA, but is originally from Bulgaria. On Saturday, Vlad and I came back to the house as my husband was...
by Carmen Champion | Jul 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
There’s something that happens around here after the 4th of July. It’s as though the 4th marks the end of Summer, instead of the beginning. School supplies begin to emerge at the store and holiday decorations spanning the last 6 mos of the year creep onto...
by Carmen Champion | Jun 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
My best friend, Lisa, told me once that I remind her of the kid from the story The Emperor’s New Clothes. She meant it as a compliment and I took it that way. In fact, she took it to such heart, it has reinforced our relationship for over 20 years and counting. In...
