The toboggan gradually picked up speed as it slid down the slope. This was the best toboggan run in the area. A long run with no sudden dips or jumps. Just the thing for all the kids. Alice’s yoga teacher said that when you are doing Extended Side Angle pose you have a long toboggan […]
“You are too old to be sitting in a high chair!” Alice told her niece as they sat down for lunch. Recently Alice’s yoga teacher told her that she was too old to be sitting in a high chair in Utkatasana which is also know as chair pose. What is Utkatasana Utkatasana is one of […]
“Why do you take a step in Downward Facing Dog?” Diane asked me at the end of our third day of the workshop. She continued “I was taught that my hands and feet stay in the same place when you are doing a Sun Salute. But here during our morning practice the teachers are telling […]
Alice has been trying to get her arm and hand in the right place for Bhekasana (Frog pose) and is having no success. Her big problem is that she can’t see what her arm and hand are doing as she reaches behind her back to take a hold of her foot. Her teachers tells her […]
Finally the moment has come! Alice has been working towards this moment for a long time. She is finally going to be able to move on to the next stage of Parivrtta Parsvakonasana. Alice’s shoulder is resting beside her knee and the way is clear for her to put her hand on the floor beside […]
The judo match was very intense. The lady from the Blue team has the Green team member on the ground in an arm hold. Suddenly the person on the ground taps the Blue team person on the back to signal that they give up and has been defeated. The Blue lady immediately releases her hold […]
Mark Darby demonstrates getting the arms in the correct alignment for Downward Facing Dog.
The rocket lifted off briefly and then fell over. The next rocket did not even get off the ground. There were a lot of rocket launches that failed in the early days of space flight according to the documentary that Alice was watching. Over time as they got better at building them the rocket launches […]
The tuning fork hit the edge of the counter hard. Bob watched as the arms vibrated rapidly back and forth. He could hear the perfect “C” note that it created. “I’ll take it.” Said Bob to the salesman. Bob was looking for a gift for his nephew’s birthday. The tuning fork was perfect. Bob’s yoga […]
“Alice, I need more aerobic activity in my life if I want to stay healthy and avoid a heart attack!” Elizabeth recently read an article in the Readers Digest that got her thinking about her lifestyle. The article was talking about the benefits of aerobic exercise on the health of your body. The article said […]
