Five good reasons to stick it to your yoga practice
You walk out the door after yoga class, soothed, settled, and mysteriously both more grounded and lighter at the same time. A day passes, or perhaps two, and you have time to practice. So what was that preparation for reverse triangle that made the full pose so much more accessible? What sequence led up to […]
Break out of your computer body while there’s still time
Do you ever find yourself hunched over your keyboard, shoulders up around your ears and a dull ache taking hold in your upper back? Yeah, me too. That’s why this simple chest opening is one of my favorite five-minute yoga breaks, and also one of my favorite ways to ease into a practice. The older […]
Discipline not working? Try indulgence for a change.
I heard from someone last week who bought the My Five-Minute Yoga app, didn’t use it, and wanted to be sure that the $2.99 cost wasn’t a recurring monthly fee. (No. It isn’t.) During our email conversation, I asked why it wasn’t working for her. “Unfortunately I don’t do the yoga,” she wrote. “In theory […]
Squat on: deepen Malasana with straps at your hip creases
Yes, my fascination with hip creases continues, and only grows deeper. I just came back from a short road trip. When I got out of the car after several hours of sitting, I noticed that while I was a little stiff in my hips, I didn’t have the pain I used to get, deep in […]
When it comes to yoga practice, how much is enough?
First let’s agree that the day will never come when you’ve spent enough time practicing friendliness, compassion, joy and equanimity, and can just put them aside until tomorrow. For that part of a yoga practice, “never enough” is a given. But even in asana practice, there’s no possibility of doing it all. You can’t practice […]
Seven Strategies to Loosen Tight Hips
As far as I know, it’s entirely accidental that this collection of strategies for gaining greater range of movement in your hips turns out to be seven in number. I didn’t plan to use the most potent magical number after three, or to subtly allude to the seven heavenly virtues, the seven deadly sins, the […]