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Slowing Down
When I made the decision to change careers 6 years ago, I had a very different perspective on the world. At that moment in my life any...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 16, 20122 min read
When Joining Separates
At one point or another, we have all joined a bank, a company, a political party or a book club. Lets face it, subscribing to an...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 11, 20124 min read
Say Om While Dying (or Die to OM)
om ity ekaksharam Brahma / vyaharan mam anusmaran yah prayati tyajan deham / sa yati paramam gatim (BG VIII.13) If one can remember...
Elizabeth Reumont
Apr 4, 20124 min read
Present and Embodied
Daily life in a big city can sometimes feel somewhere between a race, a juggling act and balancing on a high wire. The cacophony of...
Elizabeth Reumont
Feb 12, 20123 min read
Lizzie’s Class Schedule February 2012
CLASS SCHEDULE (see below for restorative class dates at Indaba) PREBOOK: WORKSHOP MARCH 4 Aversion to Inversions at Indaba Yoga Studio ...
Elizabeth Reumont
Feb 5, 20121 min read
Learnings from Lizzie’s 30 Day Yoga Challenge
With the 30 Day Yoga Challenge over, there is a lot to contemplate. Originally planned rather haphazardly to extend outwards into the...
Elizabeth Reumont
Jan 30, 20124 min read
We are Sensitive Instruments
For most of us, daily life can be a rush from start to finish; getting from point A to B, focusing on completing tasks, and in general...
Elizabeth Reumont
Jan 19, 20122 min read
Using Our Voice
Our voice is one of our most important tools in making lasting, positive change in the world. With our voice we can represent all the...
Elizabeth Reumont
Jan 5, 20123 min read
From Delusion to Resolution, Intention Setting 2012
As another 365 day-period draws to a close, resolutions are on many people’s minds as we prepare for a new year. What would we like to...
Elizabeth Reumont
Dec 30, 20113 min read
Gratitude and the gunas
One of the most challenging aspects of true gratitude is accepting all things in life as precious; without judgement, without control....
Elizabeth Reumont
Dec 24, 20113 min read
The Origins of the Chakra System Part 2: Hatha Yoga and the Nadis
In Part 1 of this post, the ancient story of the Churning of Milk was paraphrased as a mythological explanation from where physical form...
Elizabeth Reumont
Nov 21, 20113 min read
The Origins of the Chakra System, Part 1
Long ago, before our world and animate life form, before chakras, there was a great ocean, a turtle and a snake, and the gods and demons....
Elizabeth Reumont
Nov 14, 20113 min read


Yogis, Diet and Eating Disorders
When one searches on the internet for “yoga” and “eating disorders”, unlimited pages are returned about the benefits of yoga as a remedy...
Elizabeth Reumont
Oct 28, 20113 min read
Defining One’s Self
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends...
Elizabeth Reumont
Oct 19, 20113 min read
King of Pain
For people that live with chronic pain, it can be difficult to keep up one’s energy; day after day feeling unwell, unbalanced, in the...
Elizabeth Reumont
Oct 7, 20113 min read
as if there were time for a bucket list
My nineteen month old son is slightly obsessed with butterflies at the moment, so over the weekend, we visited the Butterfly Pavilion at...
Elizabeth Reumont
Oct 4, 20111 min read
Bodywork and the mind
I’ve been seeing a wonderful Rolfer named Liesl for quite a while now, and even though I’m a bodywork practitioner myself, it never...
Elizabeth Reumont
Oct 2, 20113 min read
Becoming ‘ripe’
In yoga, there is a term ‘pushti’, which can be translated as ripe or ready. Think about that perfect peach, still attached to the tree,...
Elizabeth Reumont
Sep 17, 20113 min read
Breathing the Body: pranayama and physical release
Almost a decade ago my shoulders carried the weight of the world due to the stresses of my daily life. As a result I was plagued with...
Elizabeth Reumont
Sep 4, 20113 min read
Get real, show up, and know yourself well…
Several years back one of my yoga teachers made the point in class that all beings have the same amount of potential for love and...
Elizabeth Reumont
Sep 1, 20112 min read
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