On participating in your life by orienting to practice; befriending time to stabilize your mind, meditating polarities to map your world.

(0:00) – Introduction to Nevine Michaan and Her Journey
(2:26) – The Katonah Yoga Calendar
(6:36) – The Concept of Mapping in Yoga
(16:48) – The Magic House and Personal Responsibility
(20:55) – Balancing Self-Actualization and Interbeing
(36:15) – The Role of Numbers and Measurement in Yoga
(39:03) – Practical Techniques for Maintaining Energy and Vitality
(39:16) – The Importance of Personal Responsibility and Discipline
(39:33) – The Role of Myths and Fairy Tales in Understanding Yoga
(39:51) – Final Thoughts and Practical Advice

Born in Egypt in 1954, Nevine moved to New York at the age of three. In her early 20's, while studying history and comparative religion at Vassar College, she discovered meditation. She understood that there is a function, a formality and a fit to the universe and that yoga is a tool, a technique – a practice with repetition which gives us the opportunity to participate in life with intelligence and joy.

Nevine started a daily practice in NYC with renowned yoga instructor Allan Bateman in the 1970s and became fully immersed in what would become her life's work. She began teaching yoga in 1978, and founded the Katonah Yoga Center in Katonah, New York in 1986. Nevine seamlessly relates her approach to yoga through comparing it to the likes of a musician. Her artful use of metaphor is one of her most well honed techniques when articulating her teachings, which are empowered by her practical approach to integrating the mind, the body and the breath.

Nevine continues to teach both online and in person through her studio, the Katonah Yoga Collective in Bedford Hills NY and others throughout the community.

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