I've known for a long time that these things are important. Somehow reminders keep coming around. Fascia - the big bag of connective tissue our physical bodies are in. I encountered Paul Grilley's work first in an article in Yoga Journal where he talked about the wide range of differences from one body to another.… Continue reading What’s important
Month: April 2008
This morning
No walking this morning. I got up at 6:30 and did a sequence from Yoga as Medicine, by Timothy McCall, from the fibromyalgia section. It was very gentle and felt great. Then I did a tiny bit of pranayama. It's hard not to be impatient with my body. I'm doing the best I can.
Extensions, please
Yesterday I thought I'd buffalo my way through doing more than I have been in my practice. I momentarily lost my mind and forgot that my joints are completely pushed apart by fluid and that the soft tissues holding them together are not in the right places. So I almost defiantly started off with Trikonasana… Continue reading Extensions, please
Today’s class
I went to my Ageless yoga class today. It was just plain great. We did mostly supported poses - rope dog, rope uttanasana, supported wide-angle forward bend, supported shoulderstand, but we worked hard in them. The trajectory of the sequence went from easy to hard to relaxed. We also did one of my faves, Dwi… Continue reading Today’s class
Breathing
This morning on my walk, I was whining to my walking partner (14 years!) about having done nothing at all yesterday except lie around and feel bad. Then I mentioned that I had done yoga, but it was all restorative. She laughed. "Get that 'but' out of there!" she said. "You DID do something yesterday. … Continue reading Breathing
Something to work with
I've been trying not to write about how bad my joints have felt, because I didn't know why, and also because I hate it when people whine about their illness all the time. As it turns out, I have Lyme disease. I'm hoping it's in the early stage (a piece of information I don't have… Continue reading Something to work with
Amnesia all over again
Gosh, what does it take to get me on the mat? Why do I keep forgetting how great it is? I've been feeling unwell, with very stiff and sore joints. This means that many poses are not available to me right now. (I'm attempting to avoid saying "I can't.") So I start the silly line… Continue reading Amnesia all over again
Things I’m doing even when I’m doing nothing
I think I've already written this post, but I'm writing it again as a reminder to myself. Downward-facing dog: You can do it almost anywhere, as long as you can kick off your shoes and socks and the floor is wood or tile or concrete. I did it in my closet a couple of times… Continue reading Things I’m doing even when I’m doing nothing
A little relapse
We're having company this week, and I'm finding it difficult to get my practice in. My practice area is between the guest room and the rest of the house, so I'm sort of in the way of guest traffic. The other problem is that when you have company it's hard to excuse yourself for an… Continue reading A little relapse
Tough morning
Ooh, it was hard to get up this morning. But I did do the right-angle upside down thing, and it was the best. Tomorrow I don't have to go anywhere in the morning, so I can practice at a less onerous time than 5 am. Self-talk: Go Mary!
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