A loud groan escapes Alice’s lips. She is standing by her bed stretching every muscle in her body as she reaches to the ceiling with her arms. Her head is leaning back and there is a big arch in her back. “Oh! That feels so good.” Says Alice. This morning stretch is similar to a […]
The engineers finally found the reason for the collapse of the outdoor stage at the rock concert. One of the side braces was bent and did not properly support the stage. While Downward Facing Dog is not as big or heavy as the rock stage you still need to support it correctly.
The Lighthouse stands tall on the point of land shining its powerful light out to sea protecting the ships from the dangerous rocks nearby. Bob’s yoga teacher tells him that he needs to use the Lighthouse Technique to protect his back and improve his forward folds. Bob is working on Paschimottanasana one of many forward […]
Elizabeth is looking for all of the evenings and weekends that she can fit in a yoga class on her calendar. So far she has found 15 times when she can go to a yoga class at Sunrise Yoga over the next 30 days. Alice is aghast. “Elizabeth” she exclaims “That will cost you more […]
Alice is feeling as wilted as the flowers she saw in a store window on the way to yoga class. She is doing a vigorous yoga practice and has run out of energy. But Alice has a plan to bring fresh energy to her practice. She is taking a break in Balasana. What is Balasana […]
“Clink!” Another pebble falls into the dish. Alice is participating in the 108 Sun Salute Challenge. She has done this several times before, but today is different. She is in Child’s pose (Balasana). Alice is out of energy and needs to rest. She has recently recovered from the flu and she has just resumed her […]
The wind is blowing hard. The tree has been through this many times before. It continues to stand tall with its branches spreading far into the air. It would only move slightly back and forth as the wind blew hard and harder. There may be no wind blowing in Alice’s yoga class to challenge her […]
Niel Armstrong said “One small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind.” as he jumped backwards off of the ladder of the Lunar Lander on to the surface of the moon. It was July 21, 1969 and Neil was the first person to land on the moon. Alice watched as Niel jumped back […]
“This is tougher than I thought it would be.” Alice said to her yoga teacher “I thought the hard part of getting a daily yoga practice established would be getting used to the schedule. Now I am finding it difficult to keep the practice in place. There are days when I don’t want to get […]
Bob is struggling to get his hands to the floor in Uttanasana. His head has almost disappeared into his shoulders. His shoulder blades are a long way down towards his ears in his attempt to get his hands flat to the floor beside his feet. He looks an awful lot like a turtle. Later Bob […]
