http://www.mindbodygreen.com/wc/jill-lawson Jill Lawson's Posts on MindBodyGreen http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8144/whats-the-best-way-to-become-a-yoga-teacher.html Are you passionate about yoga? Have you been thinking about getting a yoga teacher certification, but are hesitant because of all the time and money it takes?  Many teacher training... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:31:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8144/whats-the-best-way-to-become-a-yoga-teacher.html Jill Lawson 2013-03-23T14:31:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7371/7-ways-your-yoga-practice-makes-a-better-world.html Feeling strong, empowered, and happy after taking a yoga class is definitely a good thing.  Your post-yoga bliss not only helps you, it helps those around you. Every time you practice, you are... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:02:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7371/7-ways-your-yoga-practice-makes-a-better-world.html Jill Lawson 2013-01-14T17:02:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7047/10-teaching-tips-for-newly-certified-yoga-teachers.html Hundreds of new yoga teachers graduate from yoga teacher training programs every year.  As I prepare my own teacher trainees for their new adventure in teaching, I’ve realized how important it... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:28:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7047/10-teaching-tips-for-newly-certified-yoga-teachers.html Jill Lawson 2012-12-10T13:28:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6852/Find-Happiness-By-Opening-Your-Mind-and-Embracing-Your-True-Self.html Getting advice from a guru seems like a blessing, but it might make you angry to learn that you are unhappy because of your own ignorance. If you look up ignorance in the dictionary, you’ll see... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:04:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6852/Find-Happiness-By-Opening-Your-Mind-and-Embracing-Your-True-Self.html Jill Lawson 2012-11-18T14:04:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5871/3-Ways-to-Boost-Your-Confidence-Beyond-the-Yoga-Mat.html Many of us are aware that a regular yoga practice not only offers innumerable health benefits, it also enhances the way we feel about ourselves. From kids to seniors, yoga has a powerful effect in... Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:53:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5871/3-Ways-to-Boost-Your-Confidence-Beyond-the-Yoga-Mat.html Jill Lawson 2012-08-20T20:53:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5297/Wildfire-Tapas-and-the-Pain-of-Transformation.html If you live in the American southwest, or any other tinder-dry area of the world, you understand that there is always an unrelenting and ghostlike threat of wildfire in the summer. Drought, late... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:15:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5297/Wildfire-Tapas-and-the-Pain-of-Transformation.html Jill Lawson 2012-06-28T16:15:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5222/3-Actions-That-Bring-Joy-and-Abundance.html Nothing squelches the opportunity for abundance more than greed. As contradictory as that might sound, greed only serves as a roadblock to the many possibilities of prosperity that are presented to... Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5222/3-Actions-That-Bring-Joy-and-Abundance.html Jill Lawson 2012-06-21T16:05:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4141/Let-Every-Moment-Be-Spent-as-Nourishing-Time-for-Health-Happiness.html Therapeutic massages, weekend getaways with friends, or cleansing yoga retreats are just a few things we can do or have to take care of ourselves. Spending time that is entirely dedicated to our... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:50:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4141/Let-Every-Moment-Be-Spent-as-Nourishing-Time-for-Health-Happiness.html Jill Lawson 2012-03-01T19:50:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3858/Conquer-Your-Need-for-Rationalization-by-Being-Accountable-Honest-Accepting.html Rationalization is an impulsive defense mechanism employed to assuage and survive the painful feelings of guilt brought on by not doing what we feel is right. Since guilt is a blanket none of us wish... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3858/Conquer-Your-Need-for-Rationalization-by-Being-Accountable-Honest-Accepting.html Jill Lawson 2012-01-17T17:40:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3397/The-Farm-to-Table-Dilemma.html In this day and age, growing your own food is not only in vogue, it is an intelligent decision for a lot of reasons. What was once a necessity is now becoming an admired and commendable way to live.... Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3397/The-Farm-to-Table-Dilemma.html Jill Lawson 2011-10-31T18:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3372/A-Look-into-Urban-Suburban-and-Rural-Yoga-Culture.html Ages ago yoga was only available to a select few. Now, modern day culture and lifestyle has not only embraced yoga, it is responsible for the widespread evolution of yoga and strongly influences... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3372/A-Look-into-Urban-Suburban-and-Rural-Yoga-Culture.html Jill Lawson 2011-10-25T16:00:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3319/3-Tips-for-Setting-Good-Intentions.html We all know that setting 'good intentions' is a 'good' thing to do, but it's sometimes not as easy as it looks. Do your 'good intentions' ever have ulterior motives? Are you setting yourself up to... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:15:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3319/3-Tips-for-Setting-Good-Intentions.html Jill Lawson 2011-10-17T17:15:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3230/Free-Yourself-from-Judgment.html The crack of judgment whips our tender and vulnerable egos like the pounding of a judge's mallet that heartlessly smacks with the delivery of the final verdict, determining whether we are to suffer... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:15:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3230/Free-Yourself-from-Judgment.html Jill Lawson 2011-09-30T14:15:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3127/Going-Going-Gong.html I watched an episode or two of the Gong Show in the late 1970's and remembered the hosts using a gong to end absurd talent show acts. It wasn't until my first experience at a Kundalini yoga workshop,... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:30:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3127/Going-Going-Gong.html Jill Lawson 2011-09-14T20:30:00Z http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3108/Words-to-Promote-Positive-Changes-in-the-World.html Our world is shaped by words. Some cut deeply through the core of humanity while others rock us like sweet lullabies. It is no wonder we have all heard the phrase "think before you speak," as words... Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:00:00 GMT http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3108/Words-to-Promote-Positive-Changes-in-the-World.html Jill Lawson 2011-09-10T17:00:00Z