Sadhana: the practice for day two
The first day of Sadhana went off without a hitch. In fact, from where I sat, it felt comfortable and familiar. I know I wasn’t the only one. On her way out the door, Rosaria said: “It feels like we just picked up where we left off last year.” Savasana was short, and for reasons […]
Sadhana starts tomorrow: here’s the first day’s practice
I’ll be laying out my clothes tonight, hanging them on the hook in the bathroom in reverse order of putting them on. I’ll set my alarm clock, and then, if tradition holds, wake myself up three or four times during the night. It’s Sadhana preparation. Wouldn’t have it any other way. This year’s practice is […]
Morning yoga practice: if it’s so important, why is it so hard to do?
Google “images for important and urgent” and you will be rewarded with an unbelievable 3,200,000 results, many of them featuring the four quadrants made famous by Stephen Covey in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. On the off chance that you’ve been living under a rock, or shun self-improvement books on principle, here are […]
Sadhana Day 10: we made it
We are all in the picture together because Jenny set my camera up to do a time lapse photo, and she and Koreen piled enough chip foam blocks on a chair to achieve the right height. We’re missing only one Sadhanista, Maureen, who had an early morning bike trip planned, and couldn’t convince her fellow […]
Sadhana, Day Nine: the last twists
This morning we worked our way through the twists practice for the last time. Tomorrow morning, for the 10th day of Sadhana, we’ll do a restorative practice. There was some discussion of starting late, because of the July 1 holiday, but it turns out that at least two people wouldn’t be able to come. So […]
Sadhana Day Seven: the last forward bends practice
Sunrise with Gulls at Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaIt doesn’t seem possible, but there it is: we’re in the last practice cycle. Today it was forward bends. Tomorrow we’ll do back bends, on Wednesday twists, and on Thursday, a restorative practice. Then the Sadhana will be over. As the days go by, the practice goes more […]