http://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/erin-lewis Erin Lewis's Posts on MindBodyGreen http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5252/Changing-NoWhere-to-NowHere.html Every moment that we are alive is a unique chance to make an actual life-changing decision. We have the power to choose love over hate, engagement over indifference, presence over absence. “We have... Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5252/Changing-NoWhere-to-NowHere.html Erin Lewis 2012-06-24T19:20:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4634/Stop-Only-DOING-Yoga-and-Instead-BE-Yoga.html A teacher of mine once told me when people would ask him things like, "When are you going to do yoga today?",  he would answer, "How do you know I'm not doing yoga right now?" This always stuck... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:35:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4634/Stop-Only-DOING-Yoga-and-Instead-BE-Yoga.html Erin Lewis 2012-04-26T23:35:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4207/Dont-Judge-a-Yogi-by-Their-Poses.html I have been in Morocco for the past couple of weeks running yoga retreats and every time I visit I'm enthralled by the sights, smells, and tastes. All the differences from my everyday culture and... Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:10:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4207/Dont-Judge-a-Yogi-by-Their-Poses.html Erin Lewis 2012-03-09T20:10:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3953/Yoga-Is-Like-a-Fine-Wine.html "Where do I even start?" When people hear I'm a yoga instructor and practitioner many continue to ask questions and explain where they are (or are not) in their own practice. Many times a complete... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:15:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3953/Yoga-Is-Like-a-Fine-Wine.html Erin Lewis 2012-02-03T20:15:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3819/Forgetting-7-Limbs-Leaves-Us-Hopping-Around.html It seems like recently there has been more and more emphasis put on the yoga asanas (poses), and asanas only. What is even more disheartening is that the yoga asanas have been generalized to the... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3819/Forgetting-7-Limbs-Leaves-Us-Hopping-Around.html Erin Lewis 2012-01-11T19:20:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3709/Today-I-Have-The-Opportunity-To.html Waking up every day we all have a choice. The choice is what our attitude will be like that day. If optimism will overcome pessimism. What, if anything, will we choose to be thankful for. Who we... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3709/Today-I-Have-The-Opportunity-To.html Erin Lewis 2011-12-22T19:15:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3591/An-Airbag-in-the-8-Limbs-Gratitude-Towards-Living.html Just the other week I was at an annual family reunion in the Carolinas for Thanksgiving. I mean it's quite the reunion -- there are around 80 of us on a small year, and up to 150 in the years where... Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3591/An-Airbag-in-the-8-Limbs-Gratitude-Towards-Living.html Erin Lewis 2011-12-04T10:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3498/Yoga-The-Common-Cure-for-Type-As.html I'm not sure about you, but I would definitely fall more under the "Type A" personality description than any of the others. Although this has it's useful traits (like getting things done, being... Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3498/Yoga-The-Common-Cure-for-Type-As.html Erin Lewis 2011-11-15T18:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3373/What-Lies-in-Between-Tradition-New-Ideas.html Through the years on my continuous yogic journey I've crossed paths with many styles of the practice and have been drawn to several various ones for different reasons. I mean, there are so many to... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:45:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3373/What-Lies-in-Between-Tradition-New-Ideas.html Erin Lewis 2011-10-25T18:45:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3063/Journey-Through-Yoga-Guilt.html "Practice and all is coming." This is one of my all time favorite quotes in yoga. The famous words of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. Practice. A word spoken in present tense, an imperative, a command. A... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3063/Journey-Through-Yoga-Guilt.html Erin Lewis 2011-09-01T19:30:00Z