Tag Archives: goal setting

5 ways to be your Best!

I was reading the February 2010 issue of the Reader’s Digest the other night when I came across and article that was about Olympic athletes and how they could do there best at the Olympics.  As I was reading the article I realized that the five points that the author Stuart Foxman made about being […]

Why do people succeed at yoga?

This is the final part of a two part series. Why do some people succeed at adopting a yoga practice  and others fail. It’s easy to put success down to luck or natural talent, but while there will always be an element of that, it does not seem to be “the answer”. While reading some […]

Why do people fail at yoga?

Why do some people succeed at adopting a yoga practice  and others fail. It’s easy to put success down to luck or natural talent, but while there will always be an element of that, it does not seem to be “the answer”. While reading some blogs I came across an article about why some people […]

Ego and Enthusiasm

Getting Started When you first start doing yoga you are very enthusiastic and want to do all of the poses as good as the person next to you.  Your ego gets in the way of what the body is trying to tell you and you push yourself harder than you should.  You go home and […]

A Yoga pose teaches patience

There has been one particular posture that I have not been able to complete on my left side from the beginning of my Ashtanga practice over 9 years ago. In Ardha Baddha PadmottasanaI have not been able to grab my big toe from behind my back and fold forward. Long ago I accepted the fact […]