category "Yoga Practice"
posted by Anna Guest-Jelley on May 1, 2012 |
Slow Yoga Practice I’ve been getting into a slower yoga practice lately. I’m talking tortoise of the tortoise-and-the-hare fame. Since I’m not actually in a race, though, I’m not sure my story will turn out quite as cutely as the same children’s tale. (But I’m mostly okay with that.) Life in Slow Motion Ever since my dad passed away, I’ve just been taking everything slowly. Now don’t get me wrong,
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posted by Anna Guest-Jelley on February 28, 2012 |
“Come to Tadasana. Press down through your feet. Move your thighs slightly back. Mula bandha. Broaden across your collarbones. Now, inhale and lift your arms overhead…” One of These Things Is Not Like the Other If you, like me, were like “thighs back … what?! What did she say after that?,” you’re not alone. I used to take a class where something along these lines was the instruction. And I
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posted by Charlotte Bell on February 9, 2012 |
Foot Yoga Pampers Your Feet If the Shoe Fits … I didn’t start out with petite feet. Following the common fashion wisdom of the ’60s, I envied my sister’s little size fives. My size-eight shoes just never looked as cute. Ever notice how shoe stores display only teeny-sized shoes? On top of having largish feet to begin with, 30 years of yoga practice have made my feet both longer and
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posted by Crystal Griffiths on February 7, 2012 |
What is Kundalini Yoga? Kundalini yoga is an ancient form of yoga that has been practiced in the United States for only a short time. In 1969, Yogi Bhajan founded 3HO (the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization), which was created to introduce Kundalini to a broader population. At that time Kundalini had not been taught to the public, and Yogi Bhajan felt that everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy its
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posted by Anna Guest-Jelley on February 2, 2012 |
How Daily Practice Can Change Your Life You know what they say about the chicken and egg situation, right? No, seriously. I don’t have an answer; I want to know what they say. I never could seem to figure out which came first. Which is why I’m in the quandary I’m in. Writing Practice In November, I did a 30-day practice of writing every day. My goal was just to
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posted by Charlotte Bell on April 14, 2011 |
I’ve heard it many times, and said it many times: “Savasana is the most important pose. All the other poses we do in our asana practice prepare us for Savasana.” For most students of yoga, this is good news. For most, Savasana is a welcome respite, a chance to unwind the body and simply be. Savasana provides a window into formlessness, into universal vastness and peace, our true Self. In
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