I would love to know how other people do short practices. I don't seem to be able to. One asana does not a practice make, in my opinion. Doing a downward-facing dog between the shower and getting dressed is flossing yoga. [Digression: My friend Jill made a comment once about "flossing yoga" by which she… Continue reading Short practices
Category: mulling things over
Pros and cons of home practice
Starting with the cons is a good plan, because they all get overcome by the pros. Cons It's hard to make myself get started. If you're in a class they are all waiting for you. Even if they aren't all waiting for you, you still are more motivated to go. Oh, and you're paying for… Continue reading Pros and cons of home practice
What I’ve been doing
I'm still practicing every day. And every day when I practice, I think of millions of things to write here. So I'm going to make a little list. We grouted the expansion joints in the basement concrete floor, and it's much nicer to practice on. On Thursday I had to scrub the grout junk off… Continue reading What I’ve been doing
Interstitial happiness, interstitial yoga
OK, this is a roundabout explanation. Interstitial happiness. You may be deeply unhappy, but every now and then you can insert a nanosecond of happiness into the interstices between your unhappinesses. I can't remember if I came up with the phrase or if it came from somebody else, but I like it. So now that… Continue reading Interstitial happiness, interstitial yoga
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