Sometimes I think I did nothing in my practice. Not really nothing, but nothing much. It felt that way today, so I wrote down the list. I'm including the props I used, because a friend thought I'd done Supta Virasana, Eka Pada variation (reclining hero with one foot; supta 'reclining', vira 'hero', asana,'pose', eka 'one,… Continue reading What I did today
Category: poses
Pose names in Sanskrit
I've been talking to a friend lately about the names of the poses. She thought she'd remember them better if she knew how the words broke down. I took a few of them apart for her, and I'll try to do it more as I think of it. Check out this interesting blog entry about… Continue reading Pose names in Sanskrit
Yoga inertia
All day, starting at 5:30 am when I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep, and then when my aqua exercise class was cancelled, and then when I had some free time after running 10000 errands this afternoon, I thought I'd go downstairs and practice. But I didn't, and now the dog is jonesing… Continue reading Yoga inertia
Two out of three
Yesterday I wrote about the three poses to do every day, but did I do them? Noooooo. But this morning I got up early, went right downstairs and did a short practice featuring Upavistha Konasana (seated wide angle) and Baddha Konasana (cobbler). I had been feeling sorry for myself that I couldn't do more, because… Continue reading Two out of three
Three poses to do every day for the rest of your life
That's the title of a handout my wonderful teacher Margaret gave us when she taught a home practice class. I'm going to dig out some more of the information from that class and start posting it. The handout had only pictures of the poses and their names. Supta Padangusthasana (reclining hand to foot pose; turn… Continue reading Three poses to do every day for the rest of your life
Uttanasana (forward bend) forward movement
Yesterday in class we did something just great. We were doing Supta Padangusthasana (reclining hand to foot pose, see picture and rotate it counterclockwise so the person is lying on her back) with partners. I, of course, was using a strap to hold my foot because the likelihood that I will ever touch my foot… Continue reading Uttanasana (forward bend) forward movement
TV yoga
Things I try to do if I'm watching a movie or TV: Baddha Konasana (cobbler's pose) Upavistha Konasana (seated wide angle pose) Virasana (hero's pose) Eka Pada Supta Virasana (one-legged reclining hero's pose) Any version of sitting on the floor I'm sure there are more, but I just can't think of them. The thing about… Continue reading TV yoga
Parighasana
I've been doing Parighasana (gate-latch) as I move in my sequence from standing to seated asanas. It's another one of those huge side stretches like Parsvakonasa (extended side angle), which are so energizing in the morning. Because I have limited mobility in my hands, it feels great to do that big huge exaggerated stretch. This… Continue reading Parighasana
Alignment illumination!
This is the end of our second full day at the beach. I got up early and practiced for an hour and a half. It's hard practicing on carpet, but the kitchen floor, the only hard floor, is slightly sticky from humidity, and not quite big enough. Around noon we went out for a swim. … Continue reading Alignment illumination!
Lying on the floor, standing on the wall
Yesterday in class we did standing poses lying on the floor. We've done it before. I requested that we do it again, particularly Parvritta Trikonasana (revolved triangle), because I got all bollixed up when I tried it at home. Several people in the class had injuries of one sort or another, which made it a… Continue reading Lying on the floor, standing on the wall
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