It's not always possible to have a dedicated yoga space. If you can do it, though, great! It might be a hallway, or a corner of your bedroom. Even in a limited space, try to keep your mat visible as a reminder that you're trying for daily practice. Freddie has no respect for the yoga… Continue reading Setting up your home yoga space
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Yoga and visitors
We had company this week. This is when I wish I had a dedicated yoga room. My yoga space is part of the family room and part of the hallway leading to the guest room, our son's room (but he's away at college), and the table tennis cum furnace room. Most of the time… Continue reading Yoga and visitors
Supta Virasana for the flexibly challenged
Deb, who is almost as stiff as I am, asked how to get into Supta Virasana (reclining hero). Before I get into the pose I warm up with a few other poses. Virasana (hero) - Kneel down with knees together and feet just far enough apart for you to sit between. Your heels should be… Continue reading Supta Virasana for the flexibly challenged
Trouble with travel
I do know how to do yoga while I travel - how to find space, how to use props, how to modify the timing. But finding the time and sticking to it is much harder than at home. There are too many other things happening. Yesterday, at my mother's house, all I had time… Continue reading Trouble with travel
Crabbiness about pants
I am trying to find yoga pants that have narrow legs. I bought some online that said "tapered leg," but they weren't. Bell bottoms on yoga pants are stupid. You can't see your leg, your teacher can't see your leg, flapping bottoms get in the way. Plus, I want cotton, and choice of some other… Continue reading Crabbiness about pants
Today’s props
I CAN practice yoga without props, but why would I? They make many poses much more beneficial for me. Today I used, not including the mat: Eight-foot strap, to strap my elbows in Adho Mukha Svanasana (downward-facing dog), to hang onto my foot in Uttitha Hasta Padangusthasana (hand-to-foot) I and II, to hold between my… Continue reading Today’s props
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Getting motivated, plus email
In class yesterday we talked about home practice, and how hard it is to make yourself do it. It is hard, and it's good if we help each other. Kim touted my blog, thank you, Kim! A couple of people asked if there was any kind of email reminder that would make them do yoga. … Continue reading Getting motivated, plus email
Face yoga again
Now that I wrote about relaxing my face, I'm realizing how much farther I have to go. My practice these days remains pretty much the same, and will until the sciatica goes away and/or the Lyme arthritis in my arms and hands gets better. That means I'm getting to know this subset of asanas pretty… Continue reading Face yoga again
Yoga books
I seem to have amassed a rather large yoga library, not exactly on purpose. Most of my books are downstairs in the room where I practice, but I have a little pile beside the bed. At any given time I am reading a novel, something on web development, a New Yorker (because my father-in-law gives… Continue reading Yoga books
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