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Eve Grzybowski

I've been teaching yoga since 1980.  A lot of my identity is tied up with being a yoga teacher.  What does that mean?  What should that mean? On this site I explore my personal journey and provide commentary on the state of yoga in the twenty-first century. I invite you to have a look and see what may be here for you.

 
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I've been adding meditations, short instructional video and an ever-growing selection of complete yoga classes.  Click on any of these below videos to view them directly.  Or click on the button below to explore the entire channel.

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Take Care: Time to Put on the Brakes?

A wise quote from Marilyn Monroe
If you are a person who likes to keep moving, physically and mentally, you know what a nuisance it is when an injury trips you up.

I'm one of those on-the-move people. If you assessed me according to Ayurveda criteria, I would come up as a Vata type.

So, when I woke up on Wednesday morning this week with an extremely sore shoulder, I was annoyed. I knew I should put the brakes on.

Did I want to and did I? Of course not! First I tried to figure out what I might have done to create such a painful shoulder. I went over the previous day's activities and the day before, too. It was very mysterious, as I couldn't think of anything I'd done out of the ordinary.

I had three major appointments planned for this day. My Taree writers' group, lunch with a student/friend and a visit to my palliative care patient. I could have passed on any of these activities just by picking up the phone. But I kept to my schedule. I didn't even do it out of a sense of duty. I was looking forward to doing everything I'd planned, even though I going to be in some discomfort. Crazy, huh?

By the time I returned home in the late afternoon, I was exhausted. I'm not averse to taking a pain killer, even though I would do it rarely. One Neurofen tablet and the pain symptoms abated slightly.

I have a little pearl of wisdom that I pass on to yoga students who might have a tendency to push themselves. This is when I deem what they are doing in their yoga practice is downright unsafe:

How do we know where our limits are? By going over them.

I certainly had gone over my limits even though, in balance, I'd had a fulfilling day.

The really interesting thing about this whole episode was that my shoulder got better gradually, all by itself. To the point that two days later, I am pain-free.

Was this a test to see if I know when to put on the brakes? Whether I can follow my own advice and better judgment?

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Take Care: Time to Put on the Brakes?

When I woke up on Wednesday morning this week with an extremely sore shoulder, I was annoyed. I knew I should put the brakes on.

Did I want to and did I? Of course not! First I tried to figure out what I might have done to create such a painful shoulder. I went over the previous day’s activities and the day before, too. It was very mysterious, as I couldn’t think of anything I’d done out of the ordinary.

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It's been out of print for 15 or more years but now it's back.  It's available as a paperback as well as a range of digital formats for different devices.  The design of this edition is modelled as closely as possible on the original release from 1997.

Electronic versions:

Paperback version:

(Note: Book retailers set their own prices that are all different and constantly change.  It's worth shopping around for the best price.)

Any bookshop, whether online or bricks and mortar, can order copies of Teach Yourself Yoga.  Just ask and quote ISBN: 978-0-6487945-0-9.

Please send me feedback about the book.  I'd love to hear about any errors or problems with eBooks on various devices.  And please review the book wherever you get it.  Reviews will help more people discover the book.

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Classes and Workshops

I'm currently teaching two weekly classes on the Mid-North Coast of New South Wales where I live. I also lead workshops here and in other parts of Australia.

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Visit the Vault!

I've been regularly contributing to this blog since 2009.  There are now over 1250 posts about a very wide range of topics. Click here to explore.

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Yoga Resources

Books, videos, teachers, websites, places to buy really hot yoga clothes (kidding), and generally anything I find that I think others might find useful.

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A Bit About Eve

I've been teaching since I was 35. I'm now 76. In that time there have been a few changes. Click here if you want to find out a bit about my life.

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Shop

No, I'm not selling yoga mats or clothing.  I don't even have a t-shirt... yet.  But from time to time I find myself with something that someone may want.  Have a look, I'm never sure what you'll find.