Yoga Journal USA - July-August 2017

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august

2017

yogajournal.com

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: PAM EINARSEN; ASHLEY STREFF; TODD VITTI; ULRICH ISERLOH; CAVEMAN COLLECTIVE

consider this

HOW DO

YOU FUEL

YOUR

YOGA

PRACTICE?

“My morning ritual

fuels my medita-

tion practice. I sip on

warm lemon water

while I make coffee,

then I head to my

cushion. After writing

a few lines in my jour-

nal and taking a few

sips of coffee, I pull

out my Insight Timer

app and begin my

morning meditation.”

Meagan McCrary

Author of Pick Your Yoga

Practice and this issue’s Yogapedia

teacher (page 53)

“I’m a crystal freak, so I charge my

practice with healing stones based on

themes. I place them on my meditation

altar and ponder their properties as I

move through asanas. Right now, I’m

using snowflake obsidian to feel cen-

tered and focused, and I always have

labradorite, to awaken inner spirit and

intuition, nearby.”

Jennifer Iserloh //Chef; developer of our Flex Table recipes (page 40)

“By becoming aware of how my body, mind, and emotions are feeling, which

typically happens through breathwork and self-massage. Nutrition-wise, I fuel my practice

approximately 9o minutes beforehand with half-caffeinated coffee, organic eggs

scrambled with butter or coconut oil, gluten-free toast with butter, and water.”

Jill Miller //Creator of Yoga Tune Up and author of this issue’s Anatomy column on ankles (page 60)

“With my desire to investigate

all the layers and facets of

myself. My time on the mat is

an exploration of what ignites

and sustains me. Off the mat,

I discover how to weave those

findings into my life.”

Michelle Dalbec

E-RYT 500, Yoga Teacher and Educator at

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

“With a deep passion for self-discovery

and the sense of expansiveness that I

know I will feel at the end of each practice.

Nutritionally, my body

is energized with

all-organic green

things, especially

leafy vegetables.”

Aadil Palkhivala

Co-founder of Purna Yoga and

our Master Class teacher (page 90)