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. […]
“What was that sound?” thought Alice. There it was again! A rhythmic clunking sound coming from some where nearby. It was quite distracting. At last she finally spotted the source. One of the ladies off to the side was wearing several loose bracelets. They were sliding up and down her arms and clunking together as […]
I often get asked “How often should I do yoga” by people that are just starting their yoga practice. The answer is that it depends. How often you do yoga a week depends on which stage of your yoga life your are in. There are typically three stages that you go through with your yoga […]
Goldilocks was leading the three bears in a yoga practice. She noticed that each of the bears seemed to be at a different level of challenge with the pose. In particular, Papa Bear was gasping for breath. He was sounding just like a steam engine, huffing and puffing as he struggled to get into the […]
