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Yogadventure: February 2008
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A blog for yogis of all kinds. Sunday, February 24, 2008. Lately I've been practicing more and more on my own. I love going to classes, but there are benefits to practicing alone. Also, work has made it difficult to make it to the classes I like best. Usually practicing on my own means doing so in silence - just listening to my breath as it guides me. But lately I've come across some great yoga music, so I thought I'd share. 1 The Cello Suites by Bach, performed by Yo-Yo Ma. Calming but complicated, but ...
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THE RELUCTANT ASHTANGI: Best of...
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Try again. Fail again. Fail better." (Samuel Beckett). I leave the Shala. Important Lessons I've Learned From My Dog. Reflections on Astanga and starting the practice. Infection Fighting Neti Pot Recipe. The Daily Practice Report Form. DR: Dropping Back Workshop. There's a dinosaur in my toe! Laundry as a daily practice. I'm not ready to stand up. 10 Random Yoga Facts About Me. How Yoga Turned My Life Inside-out. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sri K Pattabhi Jois. The Journey of my practice. Kapo is my bitch.
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Yogadventure: On the Benefits of Yoga... Beyond Exercise?
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A blog for yogis of all kinds. Saturday, February 23, 2008. On the Benefits of Yoga. Beyond Exercise? And yet there’s quite a bit more to yoga than mere exercise. In a word: yoga is moving meditation, and all of the benefits that go along with meditating are accessible to the yogi, whether experienced or not. It has been claimed that yoga can be beneficial in treating the following psychological ailments:. My second point is best illustrated by a quote from Pete Guinosso. I do agree, there are so many th...
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Yoga-ish: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Lots going on the past 2 weeks - trip home to see my folks and a baby shower, then a wedding in South Carolina last weekend. Busy! But no, it was just a basic human reaction - when you catch eyes with someone you smile! And get off on the right foot! Had a nice basic half primary tonight, J was putting on a community class at lulu and several peeps from the studio were there to support her! Monday, March 15, 2010. Bake Me a Bread Coffin. I've gained about 5 pounds purely from l...
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Yoga-ish: Flippy exit
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Saturday, April 3, 2010. A few weeks ago, I had an introduction to the flippy headstand exit at another shala - lowering legs pike-style, then flipping yourself to chaturanga. Haven't been back there enough to practice it substantially and we don't do these exits in my usual studio. So this week J showed me a similar headstand exit, which is more of a "timber" type move (no pike - body straight) and I found it much easier and really fun actually. I was playing around with Urdhva Kukku A a bit (yes I'm a ...
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Yoga-ish: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009. LOL, my overexuberant usage was too much for it.it threw sparks, the motor quit and we had to take it back. Right in the middle of making pizza dough, damn! We're still here." kind of way. Another comment on Maehle - "excess adipose tissue", lol. A few others have mentioned this and I think it is pretty funny.he says it several times! I don't have the resolve to diet in the name of asana. Period! I'll live with my adipose tissue, I don't think there's too much of it anyways.
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Yoga-ish: May 2010
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Monday, May 10, 2010. The one that didn't get away. Tittibasana B is here to stay. I can't think of a single other asana that came one day and never left again, but I guess this is the one for me. How come these difficult poses are so much easier once we are finally able to do the "full" expression? Perfectly straight and smooth? Out out damned wrinkle! And how much harder is Mari D or Yoganidrasana when your hands are flailing and fingers streetttttttching trying to get that connection? I went to my fir...
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Yoga-ish: November 2009
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Sunday, November 29, 2009. Thumbs of Justice – Half Intermediate – Shoulder is GOOD! In joyous holiday news, based on today’s practice, my shoulder is now FINE :-). Saturday was a rest day. I got a massage from a dude who nearly made me scream/faint with his brutal thumbs. Sounds unpleasant but it was exactly what I needed. For the first time in maybe my entire life my traps are relaxed. Like completely relaxed. And boy did I earn it. At the end we did the Flying Elbow Drop. I didn’t expect to talk...
