“There is no point in me working on this pose anymore” thinks Alice. “No matter how hard I try I am not making any progress. I am not getting any benefit from it. ” Alice is suffering from the Sour Grape trap. Aesop wrote about Sour Grapes a long time ago in his story about […]
Bob’s hands are almost there. They are so close he can almost feel his fingers touching. Bob is working on holding his hands behind his back in Marichyasana C. Bob has been working towards this goal for a long time. His teacher comes up behind him. She reaches down and helps Bob’s shoulders to come […]
“Why are there so many people with yoga injuries?” asked Nancy, the receptionist at my physiotherapy clinic. They have been noticing an increase in yoga related injuries over the last couple of years. “The reason for the increase in yoga injuries is the increasing popularity of yoga.” Alice told Nancy as she sipped her coffee. […]
“I am afraid that I will hurt myself during class.” Alice says to Carol. “I know what you mean” said Carol “ I felt the same way when I first started yoga. My yoga teacher showed me two very powerful poses that I could use at any time to protect myself during class.” “Can you […]
Elizabeth is looking for all of the evenings and weekends that she can fit in a yoga class on her calendar. So far she has found 15 times when she can go to a yoga class at Sunrise Yoga over the next 30 days. Alice is aghast. “Elizabeth” she exclaims “That will cost you more […]
Everybody knows the Aesop Fable about The Hare and the Tortoise, but just in case you don’t or you need to be reminded about how it ends here is the story. The Hare and the Tortoise A Hare one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: “Though you […]
“I am not happy. The gym isn’t doing it for me anymore!” said Elizabeth “The place is filled with 20 something women all of the time. I am beginning to feel like a grand mother!” “Running on the treadmill and looking out the window is so boring!” Alice turns to Elizabeth as they are walking […]
“Come on, I will introduce you to my teacher.” Alice said to Elizabeth as they entered the yoga studio. Alice’s teacher was there talking to a few other students as they entered. Elizabeth needs to talk to her teacher about many different things at different times: Before class After class During class This is Elizabeth’s […]
“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 […]
“My God Alice, you should have seen what this young thing was doing in that YouTube video!” Elizabeth said as they were walking down the street towards the yoga studio. Elizabeth watched some yoga YouTube videos the previous night. Now she is convinced more than ever that she is too old and that she will […]
