Author Archives: lisa

2020 into 2021

Posted on December 31, 2020 by lisa

2020 – the year that upended our lives. It turned me topsy turvy, and landed me in a new state, both figuratively and literally. 2020 hit us as we were off doing other things, unsuspecting, adrift in our small stories. … Continue reading →

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Yoga Gives Back, join me Nov 21

Posted on December 3, 2020 by lisa

Yoga Gives Back.. It is the time of year when my mailbox is filled with organizations asked for donations. I have a few causes, across a very diverse spectrum, that I donate to regularly. And this year I am supporting … Continue reading →

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Requiem* for the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles

Posted on August 6, 2020 by lisa

Whenever I pause before leading the invocation in the opening moments of class, I visualize the statue of Patañjali at the Iyengar Yoga Institute in Pune. In my imagination, to the right of Patañjali are my teachers who no longer … Continue reading →

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Pranayama Instruction

Posted on June 2, 2020 by lisa

2020 is a cathartic year, a game changer. I am sure that each of you has endured some event in your life that seemed to put the world upside down; wherein all your fantasies or plans for the future were … Continue reading →

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Join me at 12pm Sat. for Spaceship Earth Q&A

Posted on May 15, 2020 by lisa

Join me at 12pm PT Sat. May 16 on Zoom for stories about this surreal, yes all too real, adventure that I took with my late father, Roy Walford, one of the eight “Biospherians.” It was a historic experiment. I … Continue reading →

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Yoga props for home practice

Posted on May 14, 2020 by lisa

The steadiest companion I have had throughout my life has been my home practice, my yoga mat. There have been days where I practiced on picnic tables and in campground bathrooms (I never touched the floor). I have used toilet … Continue reading →

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Spaceship Earth launches May 8th! And I was there

Posted on May 5, 2020 by lisa

Announcing the streaming release of a documentary that is all too vivid for me, as I lived in the shadow of this amazing story. My father was one of just eight Biospherians,  the medical officer, inside Biosphere 2. So strap … Continue reading →

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The potency of pranayama to bring poise and peace

Posted on April 5, 2020 by lisa

Wonderful people, tender people, courageous people, weary people, you, and you, and me. I am reading inspirational verses from people who never knew they could write, or pray, or stand up and shout truth to power, or get down and … Continue reading →

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Yoga Sūtra Study with John Casey at IYILA

Posted on February 23, 2020 by lisa

Sat. Feb. 29th, 2:30-4:30 at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles. For more information, or to register online click here or call +1.310.558.8212. In Conversation with the Yoga Sūtras I will be assisting John in a series of six sessions … Continue reading →

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Roots and Shoots, Standing Poses at IYILA

Posted on February 22, 2020 by lisa

Sat. Feb. 29th, 11:30-2:00 and a Teacher’s class, Sun. Mar. 1st, 12:30-3:30 at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles. For more information, or to register online click here or call +1.310.558.8212. In this workshop, I will introduce basic anatomy through … Continue reading →

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