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The Lotus Project

by laura on September 4, 2009

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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I should know better: Ego = Injury

by laura on January 22, 2009

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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Twisting Yoga Poses and Spinal Health

by laura on December 12, 2008

My Yoga Online has a comprehensive, intelligent collection of articles dealing with yoga anatomy and alignment, health, nutrition, meditation, and much more. I visit them  daily for insights into safe yoga practice. Injuries, unfortunately, can happen in yoga class if the teacher is unaware of alignment principles, or if the student doesn’t follow instructions properly, [...]

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