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Dear New Yoga Student

Posted on January 7, 2020 by DjunaPassman

To everyone attending their very first yoga class this year (and there are a whole lot of you as we enter the first full week of 2020), Thank you for showing up, not for me as your teacher or for … Continue reading →

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Come Closer

Posted on November 18, 2019 by DjunaPassman

Several years ago I discovered the poetry of Anis Mojgani.  A yoga teacher shared pieces of his poem, Shake the Dust, in a class I took. I immediately Googled him and then listened to him recite the poem over and … Continue reading →

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Being Seen & Heard

Posted on August 23, 2019 by DjunaPassman

The other day, after class, two long-time regular students were quietly chatting about the recent privatization of the local jail. A student who began attending class regularly last month started asking questions, in earnest at first. She hadn’t figured out … Continue reading →

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Well…How Did I Get Here?

Posted on August 9, 2019 by DjunaPassman

As I write down dates for the two teacher trainings and retreat I’m co-leading in 2020 the Talking Heads song, “Once in a Lifetime” pops into my head. “And you may ask yourself, ‘Well…How did I get here?’” Eight years … Continue reading →

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Yoga Retreat in Greece

Posted on July 14, 2019 by DjunaPassman

Close your eyes…envision Summer 2020… Feel the gentle warmth of the setting sun on your face and shoulders as you soak in the last golden hues of light casting out over the Aegean Sea and mountains. Contentedly tired after a … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on September 10, 2018 by DjunaPassman

A few days ago, I stepped back on my yoga mat and back into the studio to teach after a four week break from both my own practice and teaching. I didn’t intentionally set out to take such a long … Continue reading →

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January Book of the Month

Posted on January 1, 2018 by DjunaPassman

I wanted to start the year out with a book that is not just one of my favorites, but one that you can return to all year long. Meditations from the Mat offers short, one to two pages, reading delving … Continue reading →

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Women’s Yoga Workshop

Posted on December 30, 2017 by DjunaPassman

It that time again, one year is coming to a close and a new year looms bright and full of possibility on the horizon. In other words, resolution making time. Who has made resolutions in the past, or even for … Continue reading →

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December Book of the Month

Posted on December 11, 2017 by DjunaPassman

Confession, I wasn’t going to do a December book of the month. I have the line up of books for next year, but I was just going to skip over the last month of 2017. Then, today, I found myself … Continue reading →

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Cyber Monday Sale

Posted on November 27, 2017 by DjunaPassman

  Cyber Monday Sale Give the gift of yoga to yourself and others this holiday season! (Let’s face it, we all have enough stuff already. Give a gift that will last a lifetime.) 8-Week Online Yoga Workshop for Women January … Continue reading →

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