Yoga with Mia

06/10/2026

WELCOME TO WEDNESDAY ZOOM YOGA AT 5 PM !

06/07/2026

Look at this Beauty Luna Moth, that greeted us after Yoga class at the Clinton Library ! The adult Luna moth only live for 7- 10 days, so such a privilege and treat to get to enjoy its beauty and perhaps a reminder that life is precious and fragile, like its wings 💚

06/06/2026

06/03/2026

Dear Yogis
NO Zoom Yoga class tonight
See you in another class soon !

05/31/2026

You cannot command the mind into silence.
But you can begin with the breath.

Prashant Iyengar gives a powerful teaching:
“Breath is the king of the mind.”

At first, this sounds like we should control the breath in order to control the mind. But the deeper teaching is more subtle.

In pranayama, control does not mean force.
It does not mean gripping the breath, stretching it aggressively, or making the mind behave through pressure.

The breath does not respond well to force.
The mind does not either.

Instead, Prashantji points us toward a different relationship with the breath:
Understand it.
Observe it.
Befriend it.

When you sit for pranayama, the mind may wander. The breath may feel uneven. The body may feel restless.
The usual reaction is to fight it.

But in Iyengar Yoga, we first learn to observe.
Can you watch the breath without judging it?
Can you notice its rhythm without correcting it immediately?
Can you return to it with patience instead of frustration?

This is where pranayama begins.
Not in control.
But in relationship.

When the breath feels safe, it begins to cooperate.
When the breath settles, the mind slowly follows.

That is why the breath is called the king of the mind.
Not because it dominates.
But because it leads.

Try this today: sit quietly for five minutes. Do not change the breath. Simply observe it.

Let the breath become your teacher.

💬 Comment “BREATH” if this teaching speaks to your practice.

Join our breath awareness classes to learn how breath, posture, and awareness are gradually prepared through intelligent practice.

inspired by Prashant Iyengar, Class After Class. #

05/29/2026

Join us for an afternoon of relaxation as we kick-off our Spring Wellbeing Series with a Meditation & Breathwork Workshop!

This Saturday, May 30, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM, we'll be led by Mia Tomic as we explore the power practices of meditation, mindfulness and breathwork.

This is a complimentary event. RSVPs are required. Reserve your spot at https://tr.ee/BOYvDN.

05/25/2026

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