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 […]
“The last time I tried Paschimottanasana I pulled my hamstrings and it took a couple of weeks for them to heal.” thought Alice “I hope this new technique works.” Alice inhales and lifts her torso slightly. Exhaling she lowers her torso again. With each breath she takes Alice is moving away from and towards her […]
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 […]
Bob is shaking. His muscles are bulging. His face is red. His breath is really harsh. Any second now Bob is going to erupt like a volcano. Bob is trying way too hard to get into the yoga pose. He is in the Volcano Zone. What is the Volcano Zone The Volcano Zone is the […]
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 […]
Alice is watching Bob playing a game of tennis. He has not had a double fault in this game, in fact he has three aces to his credit. The game is close. It has been to tie breaker twice, but Bob has the advantage at the moment and if he scores on this rally he […]
There is a problem with an early morning practice, especially if you do it right after you get out of bed. The problem is that all of your muscles are still stiff from a night of inactivity. Stiff muscles mean that you will be less flexible and you will not be able to move as […]
Alice was working a particularly challenging pose when she heard one of the people nearby exclaim with joy. This is the third time that they had shouted while doing a yoga pose. Alice was glad that they were having some success with their practice, but it sure can break your concentration. Usually the yoga studio […]
Betty always comes to class with her chewing gum already fully engaged. She finds that chewing gum really helps to keep her mouth from drying out and she is so good at blowing bubbles during class and popping them. She doesn’t even get the popped bubble stuck on her face. She gets lots of attention […]
Goldilocks was leading the three bears in a yoga practice. She noticed that each of the bears seemed to be at a different level of challenge with the pose. In particular, Papa Bear was gasping for breath. He was sounding just like a steam engine, huffing and puffing as he struggled to get into the […]
