Experienced Beginners It is important to practice between classes, especially if you want to progress. Don't worry about doing the asanas 'correctly' or 'incorrectly', learning is the reason you practice and eventually you will begin to be able to discern what what deepens the pose and what ... Read More »
Practice Sequence for Beginners
Beginning a yoga practice It is important to practice between classes, especially if you want to progress. Don't worry about doing the asanas 'correctly' or 'incorrectly', learning is the reason you practice and eventually you will begin to be able to discern what what deepens the pose and what ... Read More »
Basic Daily Practice
This is a basic sequence for a regular practice. It assumes that you have no particular problems or injuries. If you do than you need to adjust or substitute accordingly. Please remember that a yoga practice is just that, and it is not a prescription nor should you plan to simply move from one ... Read More »
Sally’s Saturday, 9:30 Intermediate
Modular Summer Practices Module 1 Adho Mukha Virasana (Supported Child's Pose; a.k.a. Downward-facing hero pose) p.2201, Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose) p. 901 Uttanasana (Intense Forward Stretch) p. 921 ... Read More »
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Coordinating the Mind and Body
Stand in Tadasana. Then bring the arms to Gomukasana, first holding the palms with the fingers pointing downwards. Stay there. Keep the shoulder bones relaxed and rolling forward, the elbows relaxed for now. Press the palms together evenly and spread the wrists, lengthen the thumbs. After a few ... Read More »
Today’s Practice
"A paradox is only the truth standing on its head to attract attention." - - - G.K. Chesterton ... Read More »
Effortless Effort
Sutra I.47 prayatna saithilya ananta sampattibhyam Perfection in an asana is achieved when the effort to perform it becomes effortless and the infinite being within is reached. B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on the Yoga Sutras p 159 Earlier in the fall our classes looked at the second ... Read More »
Winter Solstice
What a joy it is to come to the Winter Solstice and know that the sun is returning. The short, days can be hard to live through, often we feel that there isn't enough time to get done what we want and the short daylight only exasperates the feeling. I think there is also an inner need to hibernate ... Read More »
Stillness
Be in Adho Mukha Virasana (child's pose), supported well with your head and buttocks on the same level, rest your hands next to your hips. Let yourself go. "All movement is derived from and returns to stillness. The quiet breathing body folded over itself in a forward bend is an expression of ... Read More »
