September excitement? In spades, but I have it under control
Ah yes, September. Season of self-improvement. Inevitably, my inner child, deeply imprinted with the yearly drama of going back to school, goes ballistic with excitement. It’s a new beginning! Another chance to finally get it right! In bygone days, I wrote detailed September plans, complete with daily and weekly schedules that generally involved getting up […]
How I gained super powers in my desert-island pose
If I were castaway on Modriki Island in Fiji – site of the Tom Hanks movie – I’d be doing shoulder stand.If I ever had to pick just one pose to do for the rest of my life, I’d have no hesitation: I’d choose shoulder stand, all the way. Why does it make my list […]
Ninety days of shoulderstand: the end is nigh – or is it?
Well, at least it’s coming into view – and who knows, I might just keep going.Sixty-five days into 90 days of shoulder stand, I find myself thinking about a New Yorker cartoon I saw a long time ago, and by that I mean 30 years. The drawing is of a street prophet, in beard and […]
A 30-minute shoulder stand practice to reverse late afternoon slump
What’s the best time of day to do shoulder stand? The pat answer is that disciplined yogis always do their practice first thing in the morning, so the best time is toward the end of morning practice. The practical answer is: whenever you can. Perhaps you have to leave for work too early to make […]
10 yoga poses for shoulders, and three tips to make them even more powerful
The thing about the shoulder exercises gathered on this page is that they all work, in the sense that a good cookbook works if you actually open it and cook. But just as cooking has principles that extend through every recipe, yoga has certain principles of movement that work in almost most every pose. Correct […]
Five-Minute Yoga Challenge: clasp your hands to open your shoulders
Want to transform your shoulders without help from a magic frog? Read on. “It is no over-statement to say that if a person regularly practices Sarvangasana he will feel new vigour and strength and will be happy and confident. New life will flow into him, his mind will be at peace and he will feel […]