short daily practice
-How to start and maintain home practice: -Set aside a specific time every day it helps to create routine it makes it easier to maintain -Don’t worry about how long it is. It could be 5 minutes of breathing or just a foreword fold -Don’t judge yourself. It’s not about doing all the hard poses … Read more
Embrace Natarajasana (Dancer Pose)
I struggled with Natarajasana. For months and months, I wobbled back and forth and completely out of the pose. After a particularly frustrating experience, my teacher at the time reminded me that the only way I would be able to find the pose was if I let go. This baffled me. Let go? I’ll fall … Read more
Keep Sane & Happy at Work
I love my job, which is a very good thing because the majority of my time is spent at work. I also love yoga. The good thing is they go together very well. No matter how much you love your job, there are bound to be times where you’re feeling tired and overwhelmed. So in … Read more
Embrace Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Stand)
I remember the elation and shock I felt when I lifted up into my first arm balance! I could not believe that I was seriously on my hands with my feet off the floor. I immediately crashed back down, but the feeling was still there… the knowledge that I could. The power of arm balances … Read more
Soulshine Bali Retreat
The art of relaxing. … Yes it is an art. When was the last time you took a nap? Or laid around and read a book. Or just slowly sipped your tea. Yea I know it’s been a while. Normally when your weekend comes around your probably booked to the ears. Trying to maximize every … Read more
Embrace Mayurasana (Peacock Pose)
In the yogic traditions, the peacock symbolizes beauty, strength, compassion, and the ability to destroy snakes or, more importantly, digest their venom. It is said that if you practice Mayurasana you will be able to digest the most toxic of poisons. Not that I’m suggesting you go out and down some arsenic, but your digestion … Read more
ARDHA CHANDRASANA (half moon)
I truly love a balance pose. Not because I love balancing or because I’m good at it (balance poses are anything but effortless for me), but because after falling out of a balance pose it’s always so clear that if you keep straining, it will never happen. Balance poses are really for improving your … Read more
VASHISTASANA (side plank)
check it out at Athleta HERE:http://www.athleta.net/chi/2011/04/26/embrace-vashistasana-side-plank/ It seems like there are as many variations of asanas (poses) as there are teachers. Each school of yoga has its own philosophy about how to proceed with the physical asana. Each teacher reinterprets it for their style and each student adjusts it to fit their body. Your good … Read more
