Yoga for Back Care: Sat, Dec 2
Two years ago, I tried to lift an extremely heavy box into my cart at Lowe’s. In my heart of hearts, I knew it was a stupid idea, but I...
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Abby Kraai
- Oct 20
- 2 min
Staying Embodied when the World is Exploding
For years, every time my therapist asked me how I felt, I would start by saying, “I think…” I still do it sometimes - especially when my...
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Abby Kraai
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Confessions of An Extrovert
Ironically, most of us desperately want to be seen and to be paid attention – but once we are, we panic. Our eyes dart, we laugh nervously.
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Abby Kraai
- Jul 24
- 4 min
What I Learned from a Mug of Chocolate
Last year, I was drinking a mug of chocolate when I had an epiphany. This is, of course, how I’d like to have all my epiphanies (with...
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Abby Kraai
- Jul 14
- 4 min
Pratyahara: A Meditation on the Senses
A few weeks ago, I led a student in a meditation I had never led before. Like most of my good ideas, it came to me in the moment, when I...
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Abby Kraai
- Jun 20
- 3 min
What is Yoga with Scoliosis?
Years ago, I decided I would no longer teach Yoga for Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion. It had nothing to do with the content or clientele - I...
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Abby Kraai
- Jun 2
- 3 min
Why I Hired a Coach
Nine years ago, I attended a talk as part of a “Portland Young Professionals” series. I don’t remember the name of the woman who gave it...
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Abby Kraai
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
The Next Chapter
It's been nearly three months since I declared myself mostly self-employed. Since then, I have spent quite a bit of time asking myself...
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Abby Kraai
- Aug 10, 2022
- 5 min
Why I'm Dropping My Drop-in Classes
A few years ago, I made a spreadsheet that changed my life. The spreadsheet was my “financial overview,” outlining the various ways I...
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Abby Kraai
- May 11, 2022
- 3 min
Loving Yourself Through Loving Others
I’ve been thinking a lot about love and relationships. I guess I’m always thinking about these things, but they’ve been especially...
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Abby Kraai
- Sep 27, 2021
- 4 min
Yoga with Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion: 4 Key Actions
4 key actions for Yoga with Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion: Length, strength, side-bends, and twists!
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Abby Kraai
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
My Spine, My Body, My Love.
I have started to ask myself, "Who am I because of my scoliosis and spinal fusion? How has my spine influenced me?"
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Abby Kraai
- Sep 17, 2017
- 3 min
Yoga for Scoliosis: A Weekend Workshop
Yoga for scoliosis is not about being deficient or less able. It is about gaining a greater understanding of our bodies, and feeling alive.
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Abby Kraai
- May 21, 2017
- 4 min
Teaching What We Need, Because We Have To
“Can we all agree that we are yoga teachers because we’re all a little crazy? That we, in a sense, have to teach?” We all laughed, too hard.
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Abby Kraai
- Feb 20, 2017
- 4 min
Paperclips & Hands-on Assists
I’ll admit it: I love hands-on assists. But I also know that not everyone does. Touch can be profoundly healing; it can also be traumatizing
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Abby Kraai
- Jan 9, 2017
- 3 min
What is "Your Vinyasa"?
The beauty of vinyasa - its movement - can become its greatest challenge, and even its greatest danger. Sometimes, we must slow down.
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Abby Kraai
- Oct 25, 2016
- 5 min
In Sickness and In Health
Sometimes I wonder if my obsessive tendencies are a response to my father’s death: I couldn’t control that, but what *can* I control?
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Abby Kraai
- Sep 8, 2016
- 5 min
On Quitting Teaching, To Pursue Teaching
This past June, one of my 10th grade English students gave her final presentation on the similarities between Siddhartha’s journey in...
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Abby Kraai
- Feb 2, 2015
- 3 min
Improv & yoga? That's a stretch...
Both yoga and improv are about listening, and being present; both are about releasing expectations, accepting offers, and seeing possibility
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Abby Kraai
- Aug 14, 2013
- 3 min
Why I Love The Rain
Although I am skilled in helping others relax, I often find it difficult to apply these skills to myself. But when it rains, I can.
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