“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 is laying on his back. He has his hands on the barbells. They weigh almost as much as he does. He is attempting to lift the barbells up and straighten his arms. The sweat, the strain, the effort. Finally Bob’s arms straighten and the bar bells are in place far above his body. Completing […]
Bob can’t believe how easy it was to get stuck. What really surprised him was how thoroughly his car is stuck in the mud. The mud hole looked like he should have been able to get across it with ease. His buddy is using the winch on the front of his Jeep to pull Bob’s […]
The floor was rushing up towards Bob really fast. Bob was afraid that he was going to do a face plant again. He did not have enough strength in his arms and shoulders to hold his body off of the floor. At the last second Bob turned his head to the side and avoided smashing […]
Alice is reading a book about bird flight. All of the birds have wings of course but the wings were very different. Some wings, like the Albatross, are very large and come out from their body at right angles. Other birds, like chickadees, have smaller wings that come out from their body at 45 degrees […]
Do you ever wonder why sometimes your wrists hurt when you do Upward Facing Dog and that other times they do not hurt at all. What is different between one time and the next. How can you adjust yourself in the pose to always avoid the pain in your wrists. What is upward facing dog […]
A while ago I published an article about this topic. Now there is a video covering the same topic. There are three things that you can do to protect your wrists in Downward Facing Dog. You can either read the article above or watch the video below to find out more. If you want to […]
Upward Facing Dog is one of the positions in the Sun Salute. As you can see in the picture your arms are straight with your shoulders over your fingers and your legs straight out behind you. There are several ways that you can injure yourself in this pose if it is done incorrectly. Where can […]
Look at a suspension bridge. There are two high towers and two low towers. The suspension cables go from the low tower up to the high tower and then the cables hang down between the two high towers. Upward Facing Dog looks a lot like a suspension bridge. The arms are the high tower The […]
Bob’s heart is pounding, sweat is dripping from his brow, his body is getting hotter and hotter. Bob is wondering what is going on. He thought this was a yoga class, where you sit in a yoga pose and you hum. Why is he so hot? Why is his heart beating so fast? What is […]
