I've been doing the same basic sequence for a couple of weeks now. It's the one I wrote about before, a combination of the Iyengar sciatica sequence with Sam Dworkis's Recovery Yoga added in. It's good, and I'm happy to be doing it, and I'm not bored. It just seems boring to write about it… Continue reading Boring, not boring
Category: sequences
Better
I feel a lot happier when I can practice in a sequence than just doing interstitial yoga. The flow of my, hmm, what do we call it, well-being, maybe, goes along with the asanas. I start by going inward, either with the invocation to Patanjali, or ten Oms, or three Oms, or just silence. Then… Continue reading Better
Good day
I almost didn't make it onto the mat today. I got up with all good intentions, and put on my yoga clothes right away. Then I ate breakfast. Then I picked beets, peas, beans, and lettuce out of the garden. Then I washed all the veg. Then I talked on the phone to two out… Continue reading Good day
Today’s class
I went to my Ageless yoga class today. It was just plain great. We did mostly supported poses - rope dog, rope uttanasana, supported wide-angle forward bend, supported shoulderstand, but we worked hard in them. The trajectory of the sequence went from easy to hard to relaxed. We also did one of my faves, Dwi… Continue reading Today’s class
Amnesia all over again
Gosh, what does it take to get me on the mat? Why do I keep forgetting how great it is? I've been feeling unwell, with very stiff and sore joints. This means that many poses are not available to me right now. (I'm attempting to avoid saying "I can't.") So I start the silly line… Continue reading Amnesia all over again
Nice practice this morning
It wasn't much out of the ordinary. As usual, I was sleepy and didn't have much time. I did seated forward bends, downward facing dogs, dolphin poses, and whatever you call Chaturanga on your forearms. A couple of Parsvottanasanas (what is the English for that? Standing forward bends?), Jathara Parivrtanasana (reclining twist), Viparita Karani (legs… Continue reading Nice practice this morning
Short practices
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
Limitations
I have various limitations, some permanent, like my iron banded hamstrings, and some temporary, like the foot surgery I had in November and the digestive weirdness I'm experiencing lately. However, I'm quite intent on doing whatever practice I can, no matter what. Right now I'm doing almost entirely seated poses, because my doctor told me… Continue reading Limitations
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