I'm going to have to write a post about obstacles to home practice at some point. I encountered several today - baking bread, taking down the Christmas tree, checking email, and so forth. So my practice time was abbreviated, which revealed a flaw in my stated YoMo intentions. It's no big deal to do one… Continue reading YoMo day 4: What was I thinking?
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YoMo day one: UK and SV
My intention for YoMo is to practice Upavistha Konasana (wide angle) and Supta Virasana (reclining hero) every day, because those two are my bugaboos. Yesterday I was exhausted from a very long walk through the wooded ravines around our house, so I did a fairly restorative practice with focus on those two poses. I've been… Continue reading YoMo day one: UK and SV
Vrksasana practice
It's cold out today, but I practiced in shorts. Usually I wear leggings. I've never been able to keep my heel all the way up into my groin in Vrksasana. I lift my foot up and it slides right back down. Because my legs were bare, I was able to keep my foot up. It… Continue reading Vrksasana practice
Standing poses
Most of the time I pre-plan my practice a little bit. Sometimes I lie in bed, talking myself into getting up, and think about which poses I'm going to do. Sometimes I actually write down a list so that I don't forget something. But sometimes I just haul the mat out and decide on the… Continue reading Standing poses
What makes me practice
Today as I came back from my walk I was trying to talk myself out of practicing right away. I wanted breakfast, I could do it later, I might skip today, blah blah blah. I walked into the kitchen and saw that there were dishes in the sink from last night. We usually don't let… Continue reading What makes me practice
Moving right along
For the first time since March, I can interlace my fingers over my head with my arms straight (Baddha Gulyasana). I can sit in Virasana (hero) with just one block under my bottom. This is where I was before I got Lyme disease last year. Yesterday in class we did Trikonasana (triangle), Parsvakonasana (extended side… Continue reading Moving right along
Miscellany
I love it when I get comments on the blog. I just realized I could go back over my posts from earlier this year to see what helped the sciatica before. It's just as painful now as it was then, BUT my shoulders, arms, hands, knees and feet are almost back to normal. That's a… Continue reading Miscellany
Balancing
This morning I just had to forgive myself for my imperfections. I've been practicing Ardha Chandrasana (half moon) against the wall for most of this year, due to arthritic and wobbly knees. Now I'm much stronger, so I'm trying to practice in the middle of the room again. I did fine on the right… Continue reading Balancing
Pick a pose – Adho Mukha Svanasana
One of the yoga blogs I read is Grounding Through the Sit Bones. It's Iyengar-focused, which I like, because most of the ones I've found have been Ashtanga-focused. That's fine, but it's not my discipline. (I do love Yoga Gumbo, though.) Go take a look. She just started a thing of practicing a specific pose… Continue reading Pick a pose – Adho Mukha Svanasana
Balancing
Gosh, I'm out of practice on balancing poses, and so I'm falling over a lot. I got used to using the wall when my knees and ankles were so swollen and wobbly. Now I have to start making myself do those poses out in the middle of the room so I can get better at… Continue reading Balancing
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