Alice is reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her nephews. She reads the part where the Big Bad Wolf huffed and puffed… So he knocked at the door and said: “Little pig! Little pig! Let me in! Let me in!” But the little pig peeped through the keyhole and saw the wolf’s […]
Alice’s teacher is watching Alice working on binding in Marichyasana A. Her hands are almost touching behind her back. “Alice you will have more success with binding if you use the rolling pin factor to work with your Edge.” Her teacher tells her. Alice looks at her teacher with a puzzled look. “Watch a rolling […]
A crow is a very intelligent bird. It knows how to hide food from other birds by simply dropping a leaf over the morsel and then waiting until the other birds leave before eating it. But show this bird a new shiny object and it will forget all about the food it has hidden and […]
When buying a new home there is short list of critical things to look for to make sure you are getting a good quality home that you will be happy with for a long time. This list has nothing to do with the number of bedrooms, how modern the kitchen nor how big the garage […]
The steam engine was puffing away. When it went up hill it would puff harder and harder. When it went down hill it was puffing gently. When it was on the flat it was puffing at a steady and easy rate. The puffing of the steam engine is the same as your breath in yoga […]
All Alice could hear during the yoga class was the soft sound of everyone breathing using the Ujjayi breath. It was a soft and rhythmic sound that continued through out the entire practice and reminded Alice of the sound of the waves at the beach. Because she could hear the sound of the Ujjayi breath […]
Alice is doing Savasana for the first time. She is discovering that you do not go to sleep in this pose despite its appearance. Alice is working hard to stay focused on the pose but her attention keeps wandering away. She never realized how difficult that this pose could be. Savasana is one of the […]
Bob was looking at the BBQ tongs that he was using to cook with. The two sides of the tongs brought to mind the two styles of teaching Ashtanga yoga and how they work together and complement each other. When Bob first went to a level II led Ashtanga class, his teacher told him to […]
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. […]
Uddiyana Bandha Bandhas are muscle locks. Bandhas help to provide energy to your practice and make your movements lighter. Uddiyana Bandha is a one of the three Bandhas that are used in Ashtanga yoga. You engage Uddiyana Bandha by bring some tension to the lower abdomen. Put your thumb in your navel and rest your […]
