How To Watch Your Certification Video
“Just do it,” so many people would say to me regarding finishing my Certified Baptiste Teacher application. “Have you done it yet?” They’d ask regularly. “No,” I’d say guiltily. Then cue the Nike slogan. I knew they were right. It was that simple: I just had to sit down and do it. For whatever reason, […]
Why Injuries Can Be Awesome
“Can” being the operative word there. Because let’s get real: injuries—whether minor or severe—can be so not awesome. Aside from the real physical pains and discomfort that come with having a hurt body, injuries challenge our egos in a big way. For a lot us Type A/power yogis, the mandatory rest can be a lot […]
The Power of Baptiste Yoga
One of the most powerful things we can do is share. Our mistakes. Our victories. Our demons. Our “two-cents.” Our meals. Our stories. It creates a doorway for others to walk through and shout, “Me too!” The result is not only feeling less alone, but also inspired to take action. We hope–no, we know!–that when […]
Life Is A Wheel
The Buddha talks about how the wheel of life keeps on moving, and how the wheel turns around a fixed center. If you only look at the periphery of the wheel, you are looking at the outer form. If you become capable of accessing the hub, the core center, you will be able to connect […]
Savasana: The Practice of Non-Action
Savasana is the completing pose of yoga practice. It is an opportunity to come home to yourself— where you can see that there really is no “home” unless you find it within yourself. It is the place where your whole being is awakened, where you allow and accept all feelings and emotions to arise—comfortable or […]
A Response Is Different Than A Reaction
A response is different than a reaction. A reaction is automatic—out of default—and a response is conscious. On the mat and off, it happens like this: some default thought arises, and if you immediately react to that thought, then you resist or quit, and there is not a single gap of time and space to […]
Leveling Up Our Accountability
To bring a new level of possibility into existence, we must develop a whole new capacity to be accountable. Accountability is accepting 100 percent responsibility for taking effective and productive action within a domain and accounting for your actions. There are two aspects to accountability—what it is to have an accountability, and what it is […]
Be Where You Are
We live in a world that teaches the importance of ambition, efficiency, expediency, getting things done to produce the quickest results. It does not teach or encourage us to relax and just be where we are. In fact, if we are not crazy active and doing a million different things, we get labeled as lazy […]
What You Say Is So
There’s a story about two baseball umpires talking about a more seasoned umpire. One of the umpires says to the other, “Old Bill is a master. There are balls and there are strikes, and he calls them like they are.” The other umpire responds, “Yes, Bill is a master umpire…there’s balls and there are strikes, […]
Perfectly Imperfect Review by: Chris Jankus
Review of Perfectly Imperfect: The Art and Soul of Yoga Practice by Baron Baptiste “This book will shine new light on your journey, ignite your practice with new power, inspire new possibilities for growth, and infuse your life with the grace and confidence you seek.” —Baron Baptiste I was first introduced to Baron Baptiste over […]