Yoga for Back Care: Sat, Dec 2
Two years ago, I tried to lift an extremely heavy box into my cart at Lowe’s. In my heart of hearts, I knew it was a stupid idea, but I...
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Abby Kraai
Oct 20, 20232 min read
Staying Embodied when the World is Exploding
For years, every time my therapist asked me how I felt, I would start by saying, “I think…” I still do it sometimes - especially when my...
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Abby Kraai
Sep 19, 20233 min read
Confessions of An Extrovert
Ironically, most of us desperately want to be seen and to be paid attention – but once we are, we panic. Our eyes dart, we laugh nervously.
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Abby Kraai
Jul 24, 20234 min read
What I Learned from a Mug of Chocolate
Last year, I was drinking a mug of chocolate when I had an epiphany. This is, of course, how I’d like to have all my epiphanies (with...
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Abby Kraai
Jul 14, 20234 min read
Pratyahara: A Meditation on the Senses
A few weeks ago, I led a student in a meditation I had never led before. Like most of my good ideas, it came to me in the moment, when I...
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Abby Kraai
Jun 20, 20233 min read
What is Yoga with Scoliosis?
Years ago, I decided I would no longer teach Yoga for Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion. It had nothing to do with the content or clientele - I...
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Abby Kraai
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Why I Hired a Coach
Nine years ago, I attended a talk as part of a “Portland Young Professionals” series. I don’t remember the name of the woman who gave it...
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Abby Kraai
Oct 19, 20223 min read
The Next Chapter
It's been nearly three months since I declared myself mostly self-employed. Since then, I have spent quite a bit of time asking myself...
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Abby Kraai
Aug 10, 20225 min read
Why I'm Dropping My Drop-in Classes
A few years ago, I made a spreadsheet that changed my life. The spreadsheet was my “financial overview,” outlining the various ways I...
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Abby Kraai
May 11, 20223 min read
Loving Yourself Through Loving Others
I’ve been thinking a lot about love and relationships. I guess I’m always thinking about these things, but they’ve been especially...
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Abby Kraai
Sep 27, 20214 min read
Yoga with Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion: 4 Key Actions
4 key actions for Yoga with Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion: Length, strength, side-bends, and twists!
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Abby Kraai
Sep 20, 20213 min read
My Spine, My Body, My Love.
I have started to ask myself, "Who am I because of my scoliosis and spinal fusion? How has my spine influenced me?"
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Abby Kraai
Sep 17, 20173 min read
Yoga for Scoliosis: A Weekend Workshop
Yoga for scoliosis is not about being deficient or less able. It is about gaining a greater understanding of our bodies, and feeling alive.
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Abby Kraai
May 21, 20174 min read
Teaching What We Need, Because We Have To
“Can we all agree that we are yoga teachers because we’re all a little crazy? That we, in a sense, have to teach?” We all laughed, too hard.
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Abby Kraai
Feb 20, 20174 min read
Paperclips & Hands-on Assists
I’ll admit it: I love hands-on assists. But I also know that not everyone does. Touch can be profoundly healing; it can also be traumatizing
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Abby Kraai
Jan 9, 20173 min read
What is "Your Vinyasa"?
The beauty of vinyasa - its movement - can become its greatest challenge, and even its greatest danger. Sometimes, we must slow down.
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Abby Kraai
Oct 25, 20165 min read
In Sickness and In Health
Sometimes I wonder if my obsessive tendencies are a response to my father’s death: I couldn’t control that, but what *can* I control?
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Abby Kraai
Sep 8, 20165 min read
On Quitting Teaching, To Pursue Teaching
This past June, one of my 10th grade English students gave her final presentation on the similarities between Siddhartha’s journey in...
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Abby Kraai
Feb 2, 20153 min read
Improv & yoga? That's a stretch...
Both yoga and improv are about listening, and being present; both are about releasing expectations, accepting offers, and seeing possibility
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Abby Kraai
Aug 14, 20133 min read
Why I Love The Rain
Although I am skilled in helping others relax, I often find it difficult to apply these skills to myself. But when it rains, I can.
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