Practice Buddies: my secret weapon against sloth
Since last Thursday, when I announced my holiday break, I’ve learned that some readers thought it was time off from yoga in general. Oh dear, no! I’m only taking time away from teaching. We all go on practicing, don’t we? Perhaps we’re a little less diligent when the parties and holiday errands come on full […]
Bite-Sized Random Acts of Yoga, Day 1
The first day of Bite-Sized Random Acts of Yoga. (Yes, I know there’s a missing “a” at the end of Svanasana.)Sometimes we all need a gimmick, and I think I’ve found mine. In the third week of January next year, I’m going to sit my Junior Intermediate I assessment. Part of the assignment is to […]
Arm balance: a love story continued
Hanging out in Victoria: Sukhasana in the ropes.I spent last week at the Iyengar Yoga Centre of Victoria at the Intermediate Teacher Training Intensive. It’s a workshop for Iyengar teachers preparing for the third, fourth and fifth levels of certification. The elf in the photo is Shirley Daventry-French, 78, senior teacher and founder of the […]