We have the best of intentions, and we take our commitments seriously. Alas, sometimes this translates into too much for too long. Here are four signs that you need to make changes, with suggestions for how to bring the luster back. #1 – You’re overtraining. We know that yoga is good for your body, soContinue reading “Does Your Practice Need A Shakeup?”
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Yoga and the Stomach Flu
It’s a lovely mellow Wednesday afternoon. By this time in a regular week, I’ve taught one yoga class and taken another. However, my digestive system, unfortunately, hasn’t been on board with either the ‘lovely mellow’ idea or the physical movement required of asana. In fact, I’ve spent the last two days either in the bathroomContinue reading “Yoga and the Stomach Flu”
Re-Rail A De-Railed Yoga Practice
Like so many things about yoga, what we do on the mat is a microcosm of what we do off of it. In the big bad world out there, no one really cares that we can stand on one leg and balance into Warrior III, but everyone would agree that being able to fall safelyContinue reading “Re-Rail A De-Railed Yoga Practice”
Buying A Yoga Mat
At some point, every yoga practitioner using a borrowed mat has looked down and wondered who else has used it, and how long ago it has been washed. Generally, this is when the thought of buying your own surfaced in pre-pandemic times; once we found ourselves practicing at home, owning a mat became not onlyContinue reading “Buying A Yoga Mat”
My Knee Wants Its Say (a personal interlude)
I’ve been sidelined this week by the voice of my unrepentant right knee, which currently insists that it doesn’t want to bend. This knee has been troublesome every since that time I almost died in Patagonia (a phrase I love to throw around that exaggerates a hiking mishap outside of Ushuaia, Argentina), but lately it’sContinue reading “My Knee Wants Its Say (a personal interlude)”
Do you…… yama?
As the year slows down towards its end, and the weather gets colder, asana always gets more difficult for me. My arthritic knee and hip complain, and I find that I have to be much more gentle with my body until the weather warms up. Fortunately, a yogic lifestyle is a moveable feast, and thisContinue reading “Do you…… yama?”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 