Best thing I learned on my holidays? Long car rides don’t hurt any more
I’m back from New Zealand and looking forward to starting a new session of Spineful Yoga on Sunday mornings at 10 am and Mondays at 5:30 pm. Apart from the reassurance that summer does exist, somewhere on the planet, the trip gave me an unexpected gift of perspective. Slow and steady change can be hard to keep […]
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 […]
The first ever Five-Minute Yoga contest: Win a Way to Get Organized
Blurry image? It’s not your eyes. Double click to see it larger and clearer. A few weeks ago, I fell in love with a time management app. This is not as odd as it may sound for a yoga teacher. I’ve been fascinated by organizational systems for as long as I can remember. I suspect […]
Are you ready to commit to a daily practice?
I once heard a story about a senior Iyengar teacher whose non-negotiable daily commitment to her practice was to do her headstand and shoulder stand at 5 p.m. local time. I no longer remember who it was – if you can fill me in, please do. But since she was an international teacher, who travelled […]
Sadhana Days 7 to 10
Sunday, Day 7, was our day of rest. I slept in until 7 a.m. It was glorious. Since then, we’ve been working through the practice for a second time. The basic pattern for Monday and Tuesday has been the same. On Monday, we experimented with removing the Warrior poses and Parsvottanasana from the standing pose […]
Sadhana: the practice for day four
Today was the third day of summer Sadhana, and the first time we’ve come back to repeat a practice, albeit with some changes. In fact, it was amazing to see what a difference it makes to add a few standing poses and Supta Padangusthasana 1 and 2 to the practice. By the time we started […]