Supta Virasana: sometimes even super heroes need to lie down
A yoga practice is a friend for life, and like any lifelong friend, it’s bound to change. In some ways, that can look like doing less. I’d like to argue that there are powerful poses, reclining hero for one, that can deepen as we age. Perhaps, in your 90s, or possibly your 60s, you will […]
Rest your cow to ease tight hips: five-minute yoga challenge
Wouldn’t it be great if all of life’s problems could be solved by lying down and taking it easy? The good news is that some of them can. Take tight outer hips, for example. This might be one of your problems if you cycle, run, do weight training, spend a lot of time sitting, or […]
Five-Minute Yoga Challenge: step forward from downward dog
In the world of yoga, I think of myself as a civilian. When I started taking classes, I was not a dancer, a gymnast, a figure skater, a personal trainer or an aerobics instructor. As a child I tried cartwheels, but I never stood on my hands. I had no speed and not much strength. […]
Mula bandha on ice: what skating taught me about yoga and vice versa
Eight weeks ago, I laced up my skates for the first time in almost 40 years. (No, not the same skates. They lay in the front hall cupboard until the inner lining turned to dust and were finally sent off to the Salvation Army.) On my first few shaky turns around the rink, my front […]