Kate and Dana just came over for our Friday morning session. Often we do restorative poses because one or the other of us has some sort of issue (headache, sore joints, etc.). Today we did a little bit of everything: body rolling to start, then alternating Adho Mukha Svansana (downward-facing dog) and Uttanasana (standing… Continue reading Good practice, good breathing
Category: breath
Remiss
I seem to be forgetting to post to either of my blogs lately. I am practicing, regularly, but not daily, alas. However, the rhythm of my mornings is going to change shortly, because I'm switching from a morning aqua exercise class to one at 5 pm, so I should be able to reestablish a morning… Continue reading Remiss
Oceanic
Sometimes in Savasana (corpse), my little monkey brain takes over and starts thinking about what to have for lunch, or which day we should give the dog his heartworm pill, or whether we are out of milk, or any number of other bits of brain flotsam. Sometimes I fall asleep, much as I'd prefer not… Continue reading Oceanic
Every day relaxation
I am practicing every day. I'm hoping to keep it up when I'm not either procrastinating on writing my NaNoWriMo novel or trying to get out of pain. Yesterday I stalled around for ages, doing the sudoku puzzle in the paper, cleaning up the kitchen. Finally I had to start working on the novel, so… Continue reading Every day relaxation
Obstacles, pushed aside
Yesterday I was quite chuffed that I had a good practice. I did a blend of the Iyengar sciatica sequence from the big (and I believe somewhat inaccurate in its first edition) Yoga: The Path to Holistic Health by B.K.S. Iyengar and Sam Dworkis's Recovery Yoga. I started after I had gone for a walk… Continue reading Obstacles, pushed aside
Breathing again
This is just a quick post to say how much I am loving reading Recovery Yoga by Sam Dworkis. It's making me pay attention to breathing again. Why I have to be hit over the head with this again and again I don't know. Anyway, it's a great book, and I think I'll have to… Continue reading Breathing again
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