Why I’m taking a month off teaching
By this time next week I will have taught my last yoga class for 2010. The new session starts on Sunday, January 9, and in between, except for a few private classes, I don’t plan to tell anyone how to move their thighbones, align their feet or activate their shoulder blades. Why take a break? […]
What’s the difference between movement and action, and why does it matter?
In everyday life, there’s not much call to distinguish between movement and action. Sure, a man of action sounds impressive, and a man of movement not so much. But trust me, you can live a full and happy life without ever giving it another moment’s thought. In yoga, on the other hand, being clear on […]
Rooting: a yoga lesson from the garden
Like a gardener I believe what goes down must come up. –Lynwood L. Giacomini A gardener may believe that what goes down must come up, but a yogi believes that what goes down, and how decisively it goes down, determines what comes up, and how high. Connections between gardening and yoga are, it seems, as […]
Are you prepared for a Yoga Emergency?
If you’ve ever wanted an inside look at a yoga teacher’s practice, you won’t want to miss Sandy Blaine’s account, titled How Last Week Went. Sandy has been teaching for 20 years in the Bay area. She studies with Donald Moyer and has had two books published by Rodmell Press, one on Yoga for Computer […]
5 good reasons to let a timer be your practice buddy
My timer, and constant practice companionI love my timer. It’s no longer handsome. I dropped it once, and the face came off and had to be glued back on, and the glue shows. But that’s just the aging face of a friend, who is no less lovable for a few wrinkles. It has the excellent […]
Why Yoga Builds Your Inner Strength
Feeling strong with biceps the size of sparrow’s kneecaps Ever walk out of a chest-opening yoga class feeling like you could take on the world – in the most friendly way possible, of course? You might think that feeling is just an obvious physical result of what you’ve been doing. If you expand your chest, you […]