Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we have officially started summer. Days are at their longest and warmest, and, as the song suggests, living is easy (or at least feels that way.) How should we adapt our yoga practice to stay in synchronicity with the season? Whether this means changing up our Ayurvedic practices, bringing ourselvesContinue reading “Welcome, Summer Solstice!”
Tag Archives: Surya Namaskar
Fail Better, Yoga Style
[Failure] illuminates the limits of the body and mind, not so we can overcome them through sheer force, but so we can love them more. How else can we become whole (healed) without completely embracing our mistakes and our failures? This quote is from Jivana Heyman, founder of Accessible Yoga and author of two booksContinue reading “Fail Better, Yoga Style”
Kapha Season, Part Two
I’m going to start today’s post with an admission: I have a love/hate relationship with ayurveda, the study of the world regarded as yoga’s ‘sister science’. I’ve put the phrase in quotes because the Western definition of the scientific method doesn’t match my understanding of ayurveda. For the past four hundred years, we’ve defined scienceContinue reading “Kapha Season, Part Two”
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 Manipura Chakra
Located at the center of the body, behind the navel, manipura chakra is the energy center that represents what Western civilization thinks of as personhood. Here, vitality impacts willpower, personality, and the ego. Who are we, and how do we share ourselves with the world? When manipura is balanced, we experience clarity of thought, physicalContinue reading “A Yoga Practice for Manipura Chakra”
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”
As the Seasons Change….
…so should our yoga practice, yes? It stands to reason that what worked for us in July might not be appropriate for December. But how do we know when and how to change? One very helpful tool comes from Ayurveda, yoga’s “sister science,” which offers us tools for how to organize our daily lives. WhileContinue reading “As the Seasons Change….”
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 Simple At-Home Practice for Renewal
There are times when we feel depleted and low in energy. Taking care of ourselves during these fallow periods is one of the most important ways we preserve our health, and yoga is one of our best resources. If you are stressed out or have noticed your practice becoming irregular, might it be time forContinue reading “A Simple At-Home Practice for Renewal”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 