“Think outside the box!” This is a common suggestion for discovering creative and unexpected solutions to problems or challenges that you are having. However, my mindfulness teacher told me that some solutions are found by looking inside the box. Box Breathing is one of several deep breathing techniques that can be used to improve the […]
“You are too old to be sitting in a high chair!” Alice told her niece as they sat down for lunch. Recently Alice’s yoga teacher told her that she was too old to be sitting in a high chair in Utkatasana which is also know as chair pose. What is Utkatasana Utkatasana is one of […]
The manhole covers are rising up above the street on fountains of water. People are rushing out of the subway stations as the water is rising around them. The streets are underwater. The city has been hit by a very severe thunderstorm. There is a torrential downpour. The storm sewer system can no longer handle […]
“Alice, I need more aerobic activity in my life if I want to stay healthy and avoid a heart attack!” Elizabeth recently read an article in the Readers Digest that got her thinking about her lifestyle. The article was talking about the benefits of aerobic exercise on the health of your body. The article said […]
Bob is struggling to reach his feet in Pashimottasana. Bob’s head has almost disappeared into his shoulders. He has lifted his shoulder blades a long way up towards his ears in his attempt to reach his feet with his hands. He looks an awful lot like a turtle. Later Bob is complaining about how sore […]
Bob winced when he saw it. Bob was at the garden store and he was looking at hanging baskets of flowers for sale. The hanging baskets reminded him of the yoga pose Uttanasana. Whenever Bob attempted Uttanasana he looked like a hanging basket of flowers. He would fold forward and his arms would hang […]
