Past News letter articles
“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 […]
“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 […]
Alice’s yoga teacher is talking to the class about the benefits of a daily yoga practice. You will be more focused during the day, You will be better able to handle stress, You will have a healthier body, and you will be more relaxed. Alice has heard about these benefits several times already but today […]
Whenever Bob does Triang Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana (pronounced tree-AWN-guh moo-KA-eh-ka-paw-duh , POSH-ee -MO-tun-ASH-anna) his ankles complain bitterly. When Bob does Triang Mukha Eka Pada Paschimottanasana he places one shin on the floor with his foot next to his hip and his other leg is extended straight ahead. He needs a lot of flexibility in […]
“I am getting so frustrated!” said Alice “I am progressing so slowly in this pose.” Alice has set herself a goal of learning six new poses in two months and it is not going very well. Alice’s yoga teacher tells her to use the Filbert Principle to reach her big goal. He then tells Alice […]
This is the moment that Bob has been looking forward to with mixed emotions. The class is about to do Downward Facing Dog. Today Bob is looking forward to doing the pose for the first time ever. In the past he has dreaded doing Downward Facing Dog. It has always caused him pain in his […]
Alice makes a spring with her legs in Downward facing dog in preparation for Jumping Forward. She pushes up and brings her heels towards her hips and then back to the floor. Her feet have only moved slightly closer to her hands. Alice has fallen into the Donkey Kick trap in the hope that this […]
Alice has been trying for a long time to jump her feet forward from the back of the mat in Downward Facing Dog to up between her hands. Alice can walk her feet up between her hands but she would really like to jump forward in one movement. What is Jumping Forward At one point […]
