Tag: Louie Ettling
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Car Wrecks and Other Goodbyes
In January, my sister was driving on California State Route 17 and got rear-ended. In case you don’t know Highway 17, between Santa Cruz and San Jose, it’s a gorgeous scenic route, but with narrow lanes, sharp bends, blind curves, heavy traffic, and seasonal threats of rain and fire. Whenever…
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The humility to learn
“Do you still take classes?” a student asked, upon hearing that I’d be attending a weekend workshop. For a moment I was speechless. I can’t imagine ever not taking classes. I explained that most Iyengar yoga teachers continue taking classes and workshops (and, if possible, trips to RIMYI in India)–for life.…
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Knowing “who’s who” among yoga teachers
When I took my first yoga class in 1997, I had no idea who the “major” teachers were. I didn’t know what “Iyengar” meant and had to ask my first teacher, Sandy Blaine, to spell it. I met Sandy fortuitously since she then taught at UC Berkeley’s rec center (free…
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