Amanda Manfredi Yoga and Photography

Dear Readers, I just had an amazing yoga class with Emily Horning! It left me feeling so inspired that I decided to create a new format to my blogging. I think I’ll start writing class reviews! Studios get reviewed all the time. Why not individual classes? Who hasn’t gone to a studio’s website and read [...]

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Do you find yourself avoiding eye contact with your Astanga teacher at all costs for fear that he or she will call on you to count a sun salutation? Breathe. Then print yourself a copy of our cheat sheet! It provides English and Sanskrit translations for the numbers and poses of Surya Namaskar (that’s sun [...]

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  Lately, Ashtanga yoga seems to be popping up around every corner, or at least at the fringes of every yoga studio’s regular class schedule. Maybe the buzz has piqued your interest, and you’re wondering if you should give it a try. For some reason, there seem to be a great number of yogic wallflowers [...]

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If you’ve taken my class, you know how much I love to share inspiring quotes. Some of them are very obviously yoga quotes, and others are just excellent words to absorb when our brains are receptive and generally gooey with yoga bliss! I’ve gathered some of my favorite yoga-friendly quotes to share with you. Please [...]

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