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Ah, Padmasana. My most coveted pose. One I fear will always be a struggle, especially after my knee popping experience in January. I had worked for a whole year to get into Padmasana comfortably, only to be derailed in two seconds by pushing just a little too far in the pose. Luckily, the damage wasn’t [...]
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Some yoga poses require extreme relaxation to achieve. I myself do not recommend achieving that relaxation with alcohol, but it is interesting to note the amazing positions our bodies can get into when our physical and mental resistance is…impaired. Setubandha Sarvangasana: supported shoulderstand Here is an interesting supported version of Seal, or Cobra: See more [...]
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When I first started practicing yoga seriously, I wanted to have my butt kicked. I wanted to sweat buckets and wake up too sore to walk upstairs the next day. I was compelled to learn all the poses on the covers of Yoga Journal, and predictably, I skipped to the “back of the book” in [...]
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Yoga is the fountain of youth, folks. No arthritic wrists for her! The full article has pictures of 83-year-old Bette Calman in Peacock, Crow and a variation of Tripod, all of which require crazy upper body strength. Women lose 10 to 15 percent of their muscle mass between the ages of 20 and 50, and then the [...]
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From Info Barrel I love this picture! First of all, this woman has an amazingly fit, healthy, strong and flexible body. And look at the joy radiating from her face! She just exudes energy and confidence. Talk about aging gracefully. This is why I practice yoga, folks. I want to be doing the splits when [...]
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I have been working for the last year on opening up my right hip enough to practice Padmasana, or Full Lotus. The left side of my body, in general, is more flexible, from my left tricep down to my hip. So everyday I do hip openers, and my poor stiff right side is finally giving [...]
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I have been working on my Scorpion Pose (Vrchikasana) for a few months, and while I can balance in Peacock well, I have a hard time releasing my lower back enough to perform the full Scorpion pose. It can be frustrating when your body resists a posture, but I found this fabulous quote from Alan [...]
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Yoga for Kids (7-12 years) Thursday, 4:00-4:40pm NEW PRICE $20.00 per month (bring your own mat) Our kid’s class is still enrolling! Tuition has been discounted to $20 per month. Call 491-0825 to sign up now. Prenatal Yoga NEW CLASS (For Pregnant & Recently Pregnant Moms) Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00pm Begins January 6th $20.00 per month Take [...]
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By Lauren Cahn, on The Huffington Post Yoga Bunk 1: “You have to be flexible to do yoga.” So not true. Not only do you not have to be flexible to do yoga, but in fact, it is far better if you begin yoga with a lack if flexibility. Lacking flexibility, it will be difficult for you to [...]
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It’s not about twisting yourself into pretzel shapes… 1) Flexibility – Yoga stretches and strengthens your muscles and makes them more pliable and flexible. You may think it’s odd that I listed flexibility as the number one benefit when there are so many others, and for all of us non-gymnasts in the crowd, it doesn’t [...]
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