I would love to know how other people do short practices. I don't seem to be able to. One asana does not a practice make, in my opinion. Doing a downward-facing dog between the shower and getting dressed is flossing yoga. [Digression: My friend Jill made a comment once about "flossing yoga" by which she… Continue reading Short practices
Month: January 2008
Pros and cons of home practice
Starting with the cons is a good plan, because they all get overcome by the pros. Cons It's hard to make myself get started. If you're in a class they are all waiting for you. Even if they aren't all waiting for you, you still are more motivated to go. Oh, and you're paying for… Continue reading Pros and cons of home practice
Using a timer
I got a timer on my Palm recently that is just terrific for yoga practice. It's called PocketDoan, and it's a free download. It's designed for meditation, so you can set it to loop in various increments. The sounds are soft (unless you want them not to be), and there's a good variety of them. … Continue reading Using a timer
Bragging
I am sorry I titled one of my posts "Limitations" and will be glad when that one falls off the bottom so I don't have to see it any more. I could edit it, but it seems dishonest to do so. Instead of noticing my limitations, I'll brag for a minute. Every day, no goofing… Continue reading Bragging
What I’ve been doing
I'm still practicing every day. And every day when I practice, I think of millions of things to write here. So I'm going to make a little list. We grouted the expansion joints in the basement concrete floor, and it's much nicer to practice on. On Thursday I had to scrub the grout junk off… Continue reading What I’ve been doing
Interstitial happiness, interstitial yoga
OK, this is a roundabout explanation. Interstitial happiness. You may be deeply unhappy, but every now and then you can insert a nanosecond of happiness into the interstices between your unhappinesses. I can't remember if I came up with the phrase or if it came from somebody else, but I like it. So now that… Continue reading Interstitial happiness, interstitial yoga
Limitations
I have various limitations, some permanent, like my iron banded hamstrings, and some temporary, like the foot surgery I had in November and the digestive weirdness I'm experiencing lately. However, I'm quite intent on doing whatever practice I can, no matter what. Right now I'm doing almost entirely seated poses, because my doctor told me… Continue reading Limitations
Invitation
I really want other people who are doing home practice to comment here so we can share. I'm going to try to make this blog not all about me. It is so far, isn't it?
WoYoPracMo
I signed up for World Yoga Practice Month (WoYoPracMo), which is now, January 2008. You commit to practicing every single day for a month. (It's related to National Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo - and National Blog Posting Month - NaBloPoMo.) If you don't make it, nobody knows but you. But the commitment, even to… Continue reading WoYoPracMo
Getting started
I've been posting intermittent yoga posts at my other blog, Wonky Wheel, but I'm pretty sure most of the 11 or 14 people reading it don't really care. I want to be able to get nitpicky about yoga without boring anyone. Also, I'm hoping that some of my yoga friends will read this be inspired… Continue reading Getting started
Practice Notes 