Erika Halweil

Erika Halweil is a New York native who focuses on Patanjali's classical system of Ashtanga Yoga.

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The Fruit of Tapas

June, 2013

About six years ago, during a very challenging period in my life, I started practicing ashtanga yoga as taught by Pattabhi Jois. I had been a yoga teacher for almost a de…

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Honoring Simplicity in Life

December, 2007

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”—Albert Einstein. This quote reminds me of how Jessica’s son, Jack, once described Vrksasana (tree pos…

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