Have you ever watched your teacher demonstrate this pose. They bring their heel casually into their hip, lower their knee to the floor and fold forward with ease. Why is it that when you attempt this pose that your folded knee starts to hurt as your draw your foot up your leg towards your hip. […]
I was in Montreal practicing yoga at Darby’s studio. Everyday I watched Darby complete the Advanced series of Ashtanga Yoga. He was extremely focused on his practice. Darby has been practicing yoga for over 30 years. He has an amazing and very advanced practice. Each year he returns to India to practice with his teacher. […]
Alice is getting ready for work. The lunches for the kids are already made. She has checked her email to make sure that there are no more crises. Alice has already canceled her yoga practice because her husband is unable to take their oldest child to music class tonight. Now it is time to get […]
Has this ever happened to you? Your phone goes off and suddenly you are in a panic. Where is that phone. You need to see who was trying to reach you. Is there an important news update that you need to know about. Where is that phone. You put it down just a moment ago. […]
Carol S. Dweck in here book “Mindset – The new psychology of Success” talks about how babies naturally have a growth mindset. Watch a baby learning how to walk. They struggle to stand up holding on to the furniture. They take a step and down they fall on their diaper. They struggle once again to […]
Stress! Just reading the word and your body starts to get tense. Stress is a big problem in everyone’s life. The shallow breathing, the rapidly beating heart, the sweaty palms, the whirling mind. Stress causes havoc to your body. Yoga can help you to manage stress. The heightened awareness of your body that a regular […]
Bob’s wrists were really hurting. Bob is thinking that Parsvottanasana is such a simple pause, that all he has to do is put his hands together behind his back, take a step forward and bend over. But his wrists are really hurting. The more he tries to get his palms together behind his back the […]
“Do you come here often?” “Oh no not another one.” thought Bob. He sneaks a peek at his flirt-o-meter and finds that the needle has moved well into the flirting section of the scale. This is getting to be so tiring. Every time he comes to yoga class there is always one of the women […]
A crack appears in the thick skin. Suddenly the cocoon begins to move. Gradually a new creature appears. Slowly a butterfly emerges. Its wings spread wide and then it flies away. The butterfly is very different from the caterpillar that created the cocoon. A butterfly goes through three stages during its life cycle. You also […]
Sam needs a partner that she can depend on. It is critical that her partner be punctual as well. Every night they have a date to go out for a walk to the park. If Sam’s partner is late Sam’s stress level increases rapidly. It is very important that Sam’s partner makes it on time. […]
