Author Archive for Michelle Marchildon

Dear Yogi Muse: Why Are So Many Unyogic People Doing Yoga?

Dear Yogi Muse: I was wondering why there are so many unyogic people doing yoga? Can you shed light on

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Teaching Yoga is Not Easy in a Crisis.

Reprinted from the Elephant Journal. I was in my basement office when my son came down to say that a

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How to Know a Real Voice When You Hear One, By Michelle Marchildon.

Reprinted from the Elephant Journal. I’m starting to wonder about yoga, the practice I love and the people I adore.

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Why I Do Not Read The Anonymous Internet Comments.

  Let me tell you what I really think about the anonymous internet comments that plague just about every writer

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Is Belly Fat Yogic? By Michelle Marchildon.

  I recently clicked on a video that promised it would get rid of my belly fat. After all, I

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When a Queen Bee Zaps Your Ass-Ana.

I will never forget the day the new girl came to teach yoga at my local studio. She did not

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Word! Darren Rhodes Dishes about Yoga Drama, YogaHour and What It’s Like to Be a Father.

Reprinted from the Elephant Journal. Darren Rhodes, international yoga teacher and asana model for the style formerly known as Anusara,

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What I meant to say about Anusara: Duh.

  When an entire school of anything – whether it is yoga or educational or even a cult-like community –

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How to Get Someone You Love to Try Yoga.

I like to think that my work teaching and writing about yoga is changing the world, one down dog at

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Anderson Cooper – Do Not Fight Back When the Trolls Attack!

I know just how Anderson Cooper feels who, while reporting on the war in the Middle East with bombs exploding

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