A few things I have been reading lately.

Here are a few links to Substack articles I’ve been enjoying

Jul 17, 2022

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Hello there,

This week I wanted to share a couple of things I have been reading recently. Some of them may be of interest to you too.

These are on Substack, a platform I am loving! If you’ve been a long time subscriber of mine you will know I have recently moved to Substack to host my emails. It is so refreshing to scroll through the handful of writers I follow to read their well thought out emails and articles, rather than the other more noisy and crowded social media platforms.

I’ve shared Lizzie Lasater’s substack before. It’s all about rest. Here’s one that resonated with me. It’s asking ourselves why we resist rest. Lot’s of responses included feeling too busy or guilty if we rest - there’s always something else to do. Such a great question to ask ourselves when we resist rest.

Rest with Lizzie Lasater

I resist rest because...

Let’s play a little game. Step 1 Complete this sentence: I resist rest because… Step 2 Share it here Step 3 Read through what others have posted and heart any comments that resonate with you. Despite being a Savasana fanatic and Restorative yoga teacher, I often find it difficult to rest…

3 years ago · 21 likes · 99 comments · Lizzie Lasater

I’ve been enjoying reading what Erica from Yogafolk has to share. Loved this one on the ‘Discipline of Less’. As Erica writes, sometimes our practice might be simply rolling out our mat and breathing. It’s just as worthwhile as a long asana class, or a deep yin practice or 20 minutes of meditation.

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The Discipline of Less

My first consistent yoga teacher was Larry Shulz, a renegade Ashtangi affectionately called “The Rocket Man.” He earned this eponym for the particularly explosive and gymnastic breed of practice he developed while on tour with The Grateful Dead. Larry would advise me and his cadre of devoted students to do the “MDR” or “minimum daily requirement,” even …

3 years ago · 7 likes · Erica Morton Magill

While not always on the topic of yoga, Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith has been interesting. Her substack is all about navigating diet culture and fat phobia and I am loving her content. Perfect timing for me, as a yoga related post appeared a couple days ago.

Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

You Never Need to Wear Skinny Yoga Pants

Listen now (40 min) | Yoga Journal, which is the long standing print magazine for yoga professionals, and the yoga community, is owned by the same parent company that publishes Clean Eating magazine. So there’s a lot of intersection in the writing and the journalists between them. And I find it very problematic. Extremely problematic. But that’s capitalism, right…

3 years ago · 16 likes · 8 comments · Virginia Sole-Smith

If you can recommend any reading please do post in the comments, I’d love to know.

Enjoy these for now.
Love Sarah

Sarah Campbell yoga

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