Five-Minute Yoga Challenge: lie down and stretch your outer hips
Tight hips have a lot to answer for, and it isn’t just that they keep you from sitting cross-legged in comfort. Tight outer hips in particular lead us to stand with our toes rotated outward, putting strain on our knees and lower back. In our intricately connected bodies, they can even contribute to shoulder pain. […]
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 […]
I’m in technical hell, and it’s gnarly, dude
First, my apologies to anyone who has tried to access this blog lately and run into a 404 Error message that begins, “Gnarly, Dude.” I’ve lately changed the address of the blog, and the error message is automatically generated by WordPress when anyone tries to use the old address. As soon as I figure out […]