Trauma and Social Justice…
Why We Can’t Talk About One Without Including the Other For the past 15 years I have been training yoga teachers, clinicians and other direct service providers to be “trauma informed.” This starts with educating people on the impact of unresolved trauma on individuals and communities. This lens can help us understand why our students […]
Teacher Training Director Position
We would like to share some big transitional news. Melina Meza, who has been a part of 8 Limbs since the very first day, is leaving her current position as Teacher Training Director in April of 2019. Melina, who currently lives in Oakland, CA, is excited to explore new avenues closer to home and is […]
Tapas – when passion lights us up
This morning I attended the final class of this year’s Summer Intensive Teacher Training. One of my most favorite honors as Studio Director of 8 Limbs is as witness to the power of yogic teachings, when shared and studied with earnestness and integrity. The enthusiasm, tapasin Sanskrit, is energizing and contagious! The second limb of yoga, niyama, addresses […]
We Are Family
In the twenty + years since 8 Limbs opened I’ve come to see the community that works and practices at 8 Limbs as a kind of family. We breathe together, move together, laugh and sweat together and even cry together. We are connected through subtle practices, through sound, or without a sound. We love yoga, […]
A Return from Retreating
I am a teacher at 8 Limbs, both the Phinney Ridge and Wedgwood studios. I’m also a part of the 8 Limbs 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training. I decided to enroll because I felt stagnant. I wanted a push, some motivation, new yoga moves, something to thrust me from the murky waters of the doldrums. My […]