From an anatomical standpoint, certain asanas belong together; others don’t play well when combined. Because of the way human joints move, yoga classes need specific structure to minimize the prospect of injury. We can also use this knowledge to better organize our home practice. In particular, the standing poses can be divided into two generalContinue reading “Standing Poses and the Hip Joint”
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Making Down Dog Accessible
Adho Mukha Svanasana, or Down Dog, strengthens and stretches multiple muscle groups in the arms, legs, core, and back. It’s the basis of most vinyasa classes, where some iteration of Surya Namaskar. or Sun Salutation, connects different asanas. Downward Dog is a simple inversion, bringing all the benefits of placing one’s head lower than theContinue reading “Making Down Dog Accessible”
A Yoga Practice for Your Sacral Chakra
As human beings, we are engineered to create. Some of us do so by raising children; others generate art; many of us do both. Unfortunately, the pace of modern life often drains our reserves, leaving us burned out and unproductive. Combine this with the stresses added by the pandemic, and is it any wonder weContinue reading “A Yoga Practice for Your Sacral Chakra”
A Yoga Practice for Your Root Chakra
ANNNNDDDD WE’RE OFF!….. Holidays 2021 have arrived! Is it any wonder that many of us are feeling ‘airy-fairy’, with our heads in the clouds and little or no connection to the earth? My traumatic childhood taught we how to ‘leave my body’ at the hint of a threat, and that, combined with the present upheavalContinue reading “A Yoga Practice for Your Root Chakra”
A Body Image Meditation to Get Ready for the Holidays
In the upcoming weeks, many of us will gather with family and friends, possibly for the first time since the pandemic. The joke during quarantine was that we would enter it one way, but exit as either “a hunk, a drunk, or a chunk.” It’s possible that we spent our stay-at-home time working out, but,Continue reading “A Body Image Meditation to Get Ready for the Holidays”
Yoga People: Bethany Hallquist
We come to our yoga practice in many different ways. As a registered nurse workman’s compensation case manager, loving wife, and the mother of two very active boys, Bethany Hallquist often finds her mind stretched to its limits. In order to take care of herself, she takes classes in a variety of movement disciplines. WhenContinue reading “Yoga People: Bethany Hallquist”
Prop-tasia!
If you use props, you know that they are useful. Props allow us to access poses that our bodies can’t quite reach on their own; they also give us a way to make asana relaxing. In Yin Yoga, they allow the body enough support so that the practitioner can focus on releasing tension and holdingContinue reading “Prop-tasia!”
An Introduction to the Ayurvedic Doshas
When I started my first yoga teacher training, I was introduced to yoga’s “sister science,” ayurveda. The first time I wrote about the doshas, or personal constitutions, I was immediately told that I was spelling the word incorrectly. The spelling is therefore going to be the first point I always make about ayurveda: there isContinue reading “An Introduction to the Ayurvedic Doshas”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 