I know, I've written about this pose a lot. This is just a short post to say how happy I am that I have persevered through difficulties with it. In the nine years I've been practicing, this is the one asana that has changed the most for me. When I started, I sometimes used as… Continue reading Supta Virasana again
Category: general blather
Miscellany
I had one of those big birthdays last week, the kind with a zero in it. My six brothers and sisters got me a gift certificate to Kripalu, a yoga center in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts . I haven't decided what to do with it yet, but I'm very excited about going there. And… Continue reading Miscellany
Oh, shame on me
I haven't posted here in a week. I don't have a great deal to say except that my first yoga teacher, Margaret, was back in town over the weekend and I went to a two-hour class with her on Saturday. It was outstanding in many ways, not the least of which is that I am… Continue reading Oh, shame on me
Good blog
I am always looking for good yoga blogs. Oddly enough, while there are many Ashtanga blogs, and even more about the most superficial aspects of yoga (clothes, for example), I haven't found very many Iyengar blogs. I just added the Yoga Column, an Iyengar blog, to the list on the right. The author, Sheila, has a very… Continue reading Good blog
Yoga Center of Lawrence
I have been taking classes at the Yoga Center of Lawrence since spring of 2000. It's a lovely space. I'm in photo mode lately due to Two Eye Workshop, a new blog a friend and I are doing. The idea is to post a photo every day so that we get in the habit of… Continue reading Yoga Center of Lawrence
Upside down
Finally, after a year, the sciatica is in abeyance and my hands and arms are strong enough to haul myself out of the hanging upside down pose. I'd been doing an alternate inversion with feet on the wall pointing down, legs straight, and the sling around the top of my hips - essentially Dandasana (staff)… Continue reading Upside down
Owl
I began my morning practice today at about 7 am. I sat and centered myself, did some arm stretches and a couple of down dogs to get started. Then I went into Trikonasana (triangle). Because I was bent over to the side, I had a good view into the tree out my window. There was… Continue reading Owl
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
Great class
It's always challenging when your teacher goes to a workshop. Mary Obendorfer was at the YCL last weekend. I could only go to the pranayama classes on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I think my teacher Kim went to everything. Today's class was spectacular and very hard. We loved it. Utkatasana (chair)! Among other things.
The dog and the cat
Today I had help with my morning yoga practice. I sat down to begin, and the cat came up desperately needing to be nuzzled. I patted and stroked and nudged him. Then he needed to be fed. I went upstairs, fed him, let him out, and started the coffee. Then I came back down… Continue reading The dog and the cat
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