We all love restorative poses, don't we? But I find myself not doing them, because they feel so good and relaxing and stress-reducing. This is just plain ridiculous. It's some sort of Puritan holdover, I guess. I think I'm only allowed to do them as a reward, or if I'm in some sort of pain… Continue reading Restorative poses
Month: February 2008
Early morning motivational discussion
Me and my better self: The alarm goes off. "Get up." "Ooh, the bed is so warm." "Get up." "Lemme just sleep another 10 minutes." "The mat is calling. What are you going to do?" "I think I may be coming down with something. I'd better stay in bed." "You're perfectly healthy. You said you'd… Continue reading Early morning motivational discussion
Standing poses, yes!
Since I had foot surgery in November all my yoga has been on the floor, sitting or lying down. I did go to the YCL New Year's Day class, and found that I just wasn't quite ready for standing poses (ow, ow ow!). Today I a) had time and b) realized I could do it.… Continue reading Standing poses, yes!
Yoga-focus
Practicing every day means I am heavily yoga-focused. Writing about it makes me more so. I want to tell everyone about it, discuss what I did in my practice that morning, talk about the book I'm reading (Yoga as Medicine, by Timothy McCall) and what it's doing for me, find out what other people are… Continue reading Yoga-focus
Impatience
A friend once told me I was simultaneously the most patient person and the most impatient person he knew. It's true. I'm struggling with not being able to do everything I want to in my practice. My foot is so much better that I'm impatient about it not being ALL better. My shoulder is better,… Continue reading Impatience
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