We all remember the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. In that story Goldilocks sat in three chairs. One was too hard and uncomfortable. Another was so soft that she sank into it and almost disappeared. The third chair was just right. Not too hard. Not too soft. Just firm enough to make […]
Alice just got home from work. It was a rough day today. Two other people were out sick and the workload was unbelievable. She thought briefly about putting her feet up and relaxing for the evening. Instead she is going out to a movie with a friend. She made the commitment a week ago. […]
Betty always comes to class with her chewing gum already fully engaged. She finds that chewing gum really helps to keep her mouth from drying out and she is so good at blowing bubbles during class and popping them. She doesn’t even get the popped bubble stuck on her face. She gets lots of attention […]
The instructions flowed out one at a time: Turn left Drive 5 km Turn right Your GPS unit keeps giving you instructions on how to reach your destination. When you reach one milestone your GPS tells you what to do next. You and your GPS unit know the final destination, but your GPS unit does […]
Alice has a date tonight. It has been on her calendar for weeks now. She finally settled on the right clothes to wear and she is ready to go. And when Alice gets home, she is going to write about her date in her diary. There is a lot of similarity between Alice’s date and […]
One of the biggest problems people have when they start an Ashtanga based yoga practice is that it is impossible for them to do Chaturanga Dandasana. This is very bad news, because Chaturanga Dandasana is done a whole lot of times during one Ashtanga yoga practice. Chaturanga Dandasana requires a great deal of upper body […]
Sarah, Bob’s wife is pregnant and she should be having the baby any day now. Bob has agreed to always have his cell phone on and with him at all times. She is very relieved that she will be able to reach Bob when it is time to go the hospital to have the baby. […]
Betty came over to me. She had a big smile on her face. She was so excited to see me. This was unusual, because we are only casual friends. Betty told me that she has started doing yoga and that it has made a fantastic difference for her. The biggest surprise for her was that […]
Sally’s going to mop the kitchen floor. She gets out her mop. She fills the bucket with hot soapy water. Now Sally starts cleaning the floor. Sally would much rather be down on her hands and knees washing the floor with a sponge rather than a mop. But Sally can not get down on the […]
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 […]
