I was looking at my list of post titles, and misread "Practice decisions" as "Practice delusions." That's a pretty good idea for a post too. For example, I think I'm practicing every day, but some weeks I miss a couple of days. Or maybe I think my hips are open and my head is in… Continue reading Practice delusions
Author: Mollyavalon
Where I practice at home
I use the basement family room. The dog is afraid to come down here, because an aluminum softball bat was leaning against the wall and happened to fall on the cement floor just as he was passing by. I'm sorry he's such a chicken, but I'm glad he doesn't come down and get on the… Continue reading Where I practice at home
Ardha Chandrasana – half moon
I almost didn't practice yesterday. I had indigestion and felt stiff and tired. But finally I shoved myself down the stairs to my practice space. I was going to do a few restorative poses and be done. But instead I got out Yoga: The Path to Holistic Healing (B.K.S. Iyengar), and looked up indigestion. Hmm,… Continue reading Ardha Chandrasana – half moon
Paying attention
On one level, it's about becoming more flexible and more able to do the poses. On another level, it's about increasing body awareness. With time and practice, you get so you can pay attention to subtle changes in your body, and to exactly the teeny shift in, say, your right calf muscle, that puts you… Continue reading Paying attention
Bread and butter poses
Sometimes I call these hobbyhorse poses. They're the ones that are most beneficial for me to do every day. That doesn't mean I do them every day. Everyone's bread and butter poses are different, although some remain the same. Mine: Supta Padangusthasana (reclining big toe pose), for hips, hamstrings, and adductors Parighasana (gate latch pose),… Continue reading Bread and butter poses
Quick post
I'm still practicing every day. I missed a day on Sunday when I was traveling, and again on Monday when I was wiped out from traveling. Now I'm getting back to it. Goody. More later.
Fooling around with variations
This morning I did something very simple that I don't think I've ever done before. I sat cross-legged and did a forward bend. OK, yes, of course I've done that before. But because my hips are so exceedingly stiff, I always round my back. I simply cannot tip my pelvis forward very far. The difference… Continue reading Fooling around with variations
Sluggishness
Let's see, it must be a combination of the freezing cold weather and the general aches and pains I'm fighting that is making me be such a slug. I have practiced every day this week, but most of the practices have been reeeeeeely slow and not very interesting. It's been a good winter in that… Continue reading Sluggishness
Travel yoga
I was gone for five days, and I only did a real practice on one of those days. My sister lent me her yoga mat, and that was a good thing. I could easily have weaseled out of practicing with the no-mat excuse. The other days, well, what happened? I just didn't do it. All… Continue reading Travel yoga
Practice decisions
It occurred to me yesterday that because I have been taking classes and reading books for a long time, I know a lot of yoga poses and ways to sequence them. As a result, I sometimes feel I have done nothing at all in a given practice, because there's always so much more I could… Continue reading Practice decisions
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