Sally’s going to mop the kitchen floor. She gets out her mop. She fills the bucket with hot soapy water. Now Sally starts cleaning the floor. Sally would much rather be down on her hands and knees washing the floor with a sponge rather than a mop. But Sally can not get down on the […]
Imagine that every time you do a Sun Salute that your wrists hurt. You would quickly decide that you did not want to do Sun Salutes anymore. But Sun Salutes are an important part of your yoga practice. If you leave out the Sun Salutes you will be missing a lot of benefits that come […]
Alice got a call on her cell phone just as she was entering the yoga studio. The plans for getting the kids home from the movies has fallen through. Alice is going to have to leave the yoga class shortly before it is over so that she pick up the kids at the movie theatre. […]
You can gain a whole lot from a private session with your yoga teacher, but they charge so much for a one hour private session that you can never afford it. But there is a way that you can avoid that very expensive cost and get a lot of one on one attention from your […]
You have a yoga program on your Wii that you can practice with. You have all kinds of yoga DVDs that you can study and practice with. Why with all of this yoga material at home would you want to get out of the house and travel to a yoga studio to practice with a […]
Imagine that you are Alice’s yoga mat. You can feel the weight of Alice pressing into you at various places over your surface as she goes through her yoga practice. Suddenly you realize that Alice has gone into down dog and that she will be holding that pose for awhile. You check out the pressure […]
Actually coming in late to class does have some advantages. You get to see where everyone else is setup and you can pick a spot next to someone you like and you can also avoid the people that you do not care for. Another benefit is that you do not have to sit and wait […]
Monday you work Tuesday you work Wednesday you work Thursday you work Friday you work Saturday you work at home Sunday you rest You have rest days in your work life. It is the same in yoga. Once you have established a daily yoga practice it is important that you plan on taking a rest […]
Remember when you were learning to ride a bicycle. First you started with training wheels on the back so you would not fall over while you were learning how to peddle and steer. Next the training wheels were gone and your Dad would hold you up while you were learning to balance. Eventually your balance […]
Are your driving lights on? Is your seat belt fastened? Are the doors shut? Are all of the windows clean? This is a checklist before you start driving your car. In a similar fashion there is a list of things to check when you are doing Warrior I that will prevent you from injuring yourself. […]
