I recently saw a graphic of a physical therapy technique called postural drainage that could be used on COVID-19 patients. It apparently used to be used often before ventilators became widely used. I don't have enough information to recommend it or not. BUT! It's all inversions! Most people think of headstand and shoulderstand as the… Continue reading Go upside down!
Tag: breathing
Pranayama Book Club second meeting
Jill and I met yesterday at Mirth for PBC. We talked a little about the inquiries that go up to p. 24. I think the time estimate for the last one, How Do I Breathe, where you're considering all the aspects of the breath, was a bit low. It's a good exercise, because it forced… Continue reading Pranayama Book Club second meeting
Breathing and moving
One of the great things about Sam Dworkis's Recovery Yoga is the breathing instruction on connecting breath to movement. For example, lying down, completely supported and having relaxed into the position, you inhale and raise your arm at the same time. You make the raising of your arm correspond exactly to the inhalation, so that… Continue reading Breathing and moving
Breathing again
This is just a quick post to say how much I am loving reading Recovery Yoga by Sam Dworkis. It's making me pay attention to breathing again. Why I have to be hit over the head with this again and again I don't know. Anyway, it's a great book, and I think I'll have to… Continue reading Breathing again
Breathing
This morning on my walk, I was whining to my walking partner (14 years!) about having done nothing at all yesterday except lie around and feel bad. Then I mentioned that I had done yoga, but it was all restorative. She laughed. "Get that 'but' out of there!" she said. "You DID do something yesterday. … Continue reading Breathing
Late again! What is the deal?
It doesn't matter how much time I allow for yoga early in the morning, it's never quite enough. I guess that's not a bad thing, but the bad thing is that I finish up peacefully on the mat, hands in namaste, greeting the day, put my mat away, and then race upstairs takeashowergetdressedgetthepapereatbreakfasttearoutofthehouse! Not so… Continue reading Late again! What is the deal?
Checking in
The benefits of daily practice are just now coming back to me, after 6 weeks with only a couple of misses. Benefit #1 - When you do something every day, you don't evaluate it or even think about not doing it. You just do it. I can't remember the last time I skipped brushing my… Continue reading Checking in
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