Oh, I'm really goofing off this morning! An old Fred Babb poster just popped into my head. It's the one that says "Go to your studio and make stuff." Only I need a poster that says "Go to your mat and do yoga!" Ok, OK, OK. More later, assuming I follow through.
Author: Mollyavalon
Lean to the left, lean to the right, stand up, sit down, do Savasana
This morning I didn't have time to do much. I decided to do one of each of several kinds of poses. I didn't do any inversions, or twists, or several others, but this was a nice short practice. By the way, on the Yoga Center of Lawrence website, you can find an excellent resource put… Continue reading Lean to the left, lean to the right, stand up, sit down, do Savasana
My teacher Kim
I just want to mention what a good teacher Kim is. We had a great class today. This is the Ageless class, which pretty much means everyone is a) no spring chicken, and b) likely to have some sort of physical difficulty. So we do pretty basic poses, and we don't do inversions except the… Continue reading My teacher Kim
Adding comments
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What I did today
Sometimes I think I did nothing in my practice. Not really nothing, but nothing much. It felt that way today, so I wrote down the list. I'm including the props I used, because a friend thought I'd done Supta Virasana, Eka Pada variation (reclining hero with one foot; supta 'reclining', vira 'hero', asana,'pose', eka 'one,… Continue reading What I did today
Pose names in Sanskrit
I've been talking to a friend lately about the names of the poses. She thought she'd remember them better if she knew how the words broke down. I took a few of them apart for her, and I'll try to do it more as I think of it. Check out this interesting blog entry about… Continue reading Pose names in Sanskrit
Yoga inertia
All day, starting at 5:30 am when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep, and then when my aqua exercise class was cancelled, and then when I had some free time after running 10000 errands this afternoon, I thought I'd go downstairs and practice. But I didn't, and now the dog is jonesing… Continue reading Yoga inertia
Two out of three
Yesterday I wrote about the three poses to do every day, but did I do them? Noooooo. But this morning I got up early, went right downstairs and did a short practice featuring Upavistha Konasana (seated wide angle) and Baddha Konasana (cobbler). I had been feeling sorry for myself that I couldn't do more, because… Continue reading Two out of three
Three poses to do every day for the rest of your life
That's the title of a handout my wonderful teacher Margaret gave us when she taught a home practice class. I'm going to dig out some more of the information from that class and start posting it. The handout had only pictures of the poses and their names. Supta Padangusthasana (reclining hand to foot pose; turn… Continue reading Three poses to do every day for the rest of your life
Uttanasana (forward bend) forward movement
Yesterday in class we did something just great. We were doing Supta Padangusthasana (reclining hand to foot pose, see picture and rotate it counterclockwise so the person is lying on her back) with partners. I, of course, was using a strap to hold my foot because the likelihood that I will ever touch my foot… Continue reading Uttanasana (forward bend) forward movement
Practice Notes 