Posts Tagged as ‘practice’

December 10, 2009

Why I Practice Yoga

Tonight I told my Beginner Yoga session the real reason I do yoga: it makes me high.
Seriously.  Why else would I do this crazy shit?  Breathing like a stallion, making weird sounds in the back of my throat, closing off one nostril while breathing out the other, holding my breath until I almost pass out?
And [...]

September 17, 2009

Yoga as Release Valve

I practice yoga everyday.  For me, practicing yoga is spiritual hygiene.  I would no sooner skip a day than skip a day of brushing my teeth or showering.
Most people I know who practice yoga do it once a week.  And when they skip many weeks in a row?  Well, it’s never pretty.  They come in [...]