Bob massaged his aching lower back. It has been getting sore a lot lately the more that he works on his computer. Bob, like a lot of other people, sit at their desk hunched over their computers all day long. He is suffering from the computer hunch. What is the computer hunch The computer hunch […]
Bob’s face is turning red. He is holding his breath as he struggles to bind in the twisting yoga pose. He has gone way beyond his edge. “Bob, you have to back off a little bit or you are going to hurt yourself!” says his yoga teacher. “You are following the Wind’s plan when you […]
“Boy! Are they ever tall!” thought Alice as she gazed out of the dome car of the train as it approached the Rocky Mountains. This is Alice’s first time seeing the Rocky Mountians. Now she understands her yoga teacher even better when they said to stand tall like a mountain in Tadasana. What is Tadasana […]
The old treasure map shows the way to the island but it shows nothing of the surrounding area. Once you go beyond the edge of the map you are in unknown territory. Your yoga pose is like that old map. If you stay in the known territory you are safe. If you go beyond the […]
“The last time I tried Paschimottanasana I pulled my hamstrings and it took a couple of weeks for them to heal.” thought Alice “I hope this new technique works.” Alice inhales and lifts her torso slightly. Exhaling she lowers her torso again. With each breath she takes Alice is moving away from and towards her […]
“Yes, I can go on Wednesday night instead of Tuesday.” Sally responded. Alice was relieved. Her previous practice buddy was not as flexible in her availability as Sally is. Alice’s relationship with Sally, her new Practice Buddy, has been great. She used the Two Pots Principle from Aesop’s fables to help her avoid the most […]
Bob is attempting to shut the door on his shed but there is a problem. There is so much rust on the hinge that the door will hardly move. Bob pushes really hard and with a squeal the door reluctantly moves but it stops short of fully closed. The door hinge needs some oil, otherwise […]
The hang glider kept going and ran right off the edge of the cliff. He disappeared out of sight only to appear a little while later soaring up into the sky. While it is a good idea for the hang glider to routinely go running beyond the edge of the cliff, it is not a […]
Bob has been watching a lot of TV lately. The Curling Finals are on and he has not been paying attention to his posture while he watches. He has been letting his back round and his chest drop down towards his hips. Not only is it poor posture his lower back is starting to […]
Rupert, the green English Budgie glides across the room. He lifts his ribs, brings his hips forward and lands gently on the branch. Alice noticed that Rupert landed the same way that her yoga teacher wants her to move into so many yoga poses, lead with her hips. Just the other day he was admonishing […]
