The TV shows a close up of a tree. This tree has not moved in over 225 million years. Alice is sitting at home in her bathrobe watching a documentary on the Petrified Forest National Park in northeastern Arizona by the National Geographic Society after her first yoga class. Alice is glad that she listened […]
There is a problem with an early morning practice, especially if you do it right after you get out of bed. The problem is that all of your muscles are still stiff from a night of inactivity. Stiff muscles mean that you will be less flexible and you will not be able to move as […]
The tennis match has been going on for a while now. Alice checks the scoreboard. She sees that she is slightly ahead, but her opponent is a tough one. They have not given up. They keep coming back. They have been returning her serves with precision and it is all she can do to win […]
Alice is nervous. She is going on a first date. She has fixed her hair, checked her makeup. Made sure that there is nothing stuck to her teeth. She has picked out all of her best clothes. She is ready to go. She grabs her yoga mat and heads out the door to her new […]
Alice is on her way to her first yoga class. She has on her work boots. They will help to support her ankles and help her balance better on one leg. And as an added bonus the work boots will hide Alice’s toes. She needs a pedicure and she does not want everyone to see […]
Yoga has literally been a positive life changing event for me and Sunrise Yoga has added immensely to this reality. My initial fears, given my declared obesity, was that I would experience little benefit given my lack of flexibility and body proportions. My initial hopes was that my situation would be accommodated. My found reality at […]
We had the Karma class on the last Sunday of January to celebrate the life of James Mattatall. James Mattatall was killed in early December 2011 outside a bar in Halifax. Elaine Mattatall is the mother of James and a long time member of Sunrise Yoga. She asked me shortly after James died to hold […]
You are rushing forward with tremendous speed. The turn is approaching too fast. You are holding onto your safety harness. Is your car going to stay on the track or are you going to go flying off of the roller coaster and into the parking lot? Sometimes you can feel like this with your yoga […]
Alice is attempting to do Paschimottanasana, which is a simple forward fold. Her back is in a big curve like a bow and her hips are tipped way back behind her. Her back is curved almost in a half circle. This is not good. This will put a lot of pressure and stress on her […]
The Moon Rocket sits on the launching pad ready to blast off. The 3 stages of the rocket are ready to go. The first stage blasts off and once it is done the second stage takes over the journey. Once that stage is exhausted the third and final stage completes the journey to the moon. […]
