It is with great sadness that I am writing to tell you about the passing of our oldest member and dear friend, Margaret d’Entremont. She died at home early Monday morning September 6, 2015 due to a fall. She was born in 1927 and was about to turn 89 years old. Margaret and many of […]
Do you know what they are? If you said flexibility, strength and stamina you are wrong. While these are important attributes they are not the ones that make you successful at yoga. The 3 key attributes do not depend on your flexibility, strength or stamina. The key attributes are more mental than physical. These key […]
“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 […]
“Yes!” exclaims Alice as she steps down off of the scale. Alice is happy, her weight is down again. This is the second blood donation in a row that her weight has been down. Alice is not trying to loose weight, she is not on a diet, but her weight is going down anyway. Alice […]
The bright flash in the sky was followed immediately by a big boom. The lightening was almost overhead. The rain was coming down in torrents and Alice could hardly see out of the window. The wind was blowing the rain against the side of the house. As the storm intensified it got darker and darker […]
“Oh No! This is terrible. Now I will have to work late in order to get the report finished on time and have it ready for tomorrow morning.” Alice discovers while validating the data that the report is based on that there is a flaw in the calculations. “All of the data will need to […]
“Clink”. The sound of a pebble being dropped into the bowl rang throughout the room. The sweat was dripping from Alice’s nose. Her heart was beating rapidly. All of her muscles were hot. “Clink” another pebble falls into the bowl. “We are half way there already! I know I can finish this now.” thinks Alice. […]
Bob’s friends have noticed a change: Bob has stopped lifting weights and he is getting stronger. Bob has stopped playing sports and his body is getting healthier. Bob is handling the daily stress better than ever before. Bob’s relationship with his wife is solid and stable. Bob has discovered yoga and he is glad that […]
Oh God, not that pose! Bob hates standing hand to big toe pose. Sure it is a good pose to help with balance and it stretches the hamstrings and helps to open your hips. But Bob almost always falls down. And when he does not fall down he wobbles all over the place. He starts […]
Alice got a call while she was at work. Her yoga practice buddy Carol called to let her know that something had come up and that she would not be able to pick up her and Bob and get to yoga class tonight. Alice said that it was too bad that she was going to […]
