The Magazine of Yoga I Tag Archive I books

Practices: Alex Lemon

September 6, 2011 | The Magazine of Yoga Staff

What what compass points do I travel by? Love, Pain, Humor, Faith.

On The Lit Mat: Katharine Weber

August 23, 2011 | Corinna Barsan

Is it the millionth time someone has quoted Henry James’s advice to the young artist about being someone on whom nothing is lost?

On The Lit Mat: Danzy Senna

August 9, 2011 | Corinna Barsan

Yoga has taught me an enormous amount about living and about writing. It has taught me about commitment to a practice.

Poems from The Book of Props by Wayne Miller

August 3, 2011 | The Magazine of Yoga Staff

Da Vinci believed the stars/ could be studied in the surface/ of a still lake – their distances/ collapsed like speech/ to a page

Practices: Wayne Miller

August 2, 2011 | The Magazine of Yoga Staff

It often takes weeks or even months to admit each little problem, and every time I fix something it has the potential to make something else no longer work.

On The Lit Mat: Jesse Ball

July 26, 2011 | Corinna Barsan

The goal is always to see more clearly. One tries all the time to be awake, to be undeceived, to be grateful and generous.

On The Lit Mat: Rikki Ducornet

July 12, 2011 | Corinna Barsan

A pot of tea, some yoga, maybe a walk around the garden and I’m off.

On The Lit Mat: Eleanor Henderson

June 28, 2011 | Corinna Barsan

When I have the luxury of doing yoga or taking a walk, I find that my mind becomes free to find stories, to nurture them and to hold onto them.

Poems from Music For Landing Planes By by Eireann Lorsung

June 22, 2011 | The Magazine of Yoga Staff

Maybe there is no hope/ in some darkness. Nothing/ any word can approach./ Well, still, sing out

Practices: Eireann Lorsung

June 21, 2011 | The Magazine of Yoga Staff

If it’s not right I don’t end up coming back to it. Yes is the hair rising, or if it makes me grin. Or swear to myself. Or praise myself, by surprise.