...and god bless mommy and daddy and sparky and Brenna Francis, my substitute yoga teacher on Sundays because holy man! Sleeping in?? Sleeping in?? Yeah, one day a week of not having to get up at the ass-crack of dawn, especially after yesterday's 8 mile run from hell in the cold and the headwind with … Continue reading Day 18: Day of Sloth Yoga
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Day 17: Yoga Music
Even before the Yoga Challenge I was getting deathly sick of my yoga playlists. Really, how much Carlos Nakai, David Parsons and Todd Norian can a body take?? Now that I'm teaching 3 times a day, 6 days a week, my old playlists are really beginning to drive me bats. I've tried downloading playlists that … Continue reading Day 17: Yoga Music
Day 16: What Do You Want?
Everybody's in this Challenge for something different: flexibility, weight loss, toning, strength, stress-relief or just to prove to themselves that they can follow through on a personal commitment. In other words: self-discipline. But I imagine some people don't even really know what they really want out of this; they're just doing it. I finished a … Continue reading Day 16: What Do You Want?
Day 15: Alone Together
Today marks the halfway point in the Challenge, as so many of you are taking note of in the comments. (Woo-hoo!) When I read the comments, mostly from the Virtual Yogarians, I get this "hankerin' kind of yearnin' feelin'," just like they talk about in those twangy country-western songs, for the actual bodies of the … Continue reading Day 15: Alone Together
Day 14: Sleep
Today's Yoga Challenge topic is: Sleep. Here's the scenario: You can only come to 6 AM yoga due to your schedule, but when the alarm goes off you're exhausted because you only got 4 or 5 hours sleep. What do you do? Some scenarios: You don't even hear the alarm, so you never make it … Continue reading Day 14: Sleep
Day 13: Charge and Discharge
Morning and evening yoga are two distinct animals, two completely different practices. In the morning the body is stiff from sleep, (not to mention a bit hungry), and vulnerable to anything harsh, sudden or dissonant. A jarring sequence that might be overlooked or forgiven in the evening, is reviled and despised at 6 AM in … Continue reading Day 13: Charge and Discharge
Day 12: Progress in the Postures
This is the 3rd Annual Yoga Challenge, and every year there comes "the day." "The day" is the day when I begin to see real progress in the postures of the students who have been coming regularly. Tonight I led a 3-legged dog with a hangover, and as I was walking around looking for people … Continue reading Day 12: Progress in the Postures
Day 11: Slow Sunday
It was so sweet to sleep in this morning, especially after the 10 mile run yesterday. I stayed in my pjs for most of the morning, catching up on blog reading and exploring the Itunes store looking for new yoga music. I've been getting deathly sick of the stuff on my Ipod, and I found … Continue reading Day 11: Slow Sunday
Day 10: 10 Miles
As most of you know, I am training for a half marathon, which I will run the day after the Yoga Challenge (May 1). I've been getting out for short trots around campus of about 18 minutes in duration, which is fun, but is not getting me in shape to run 13 miles in one … Continue reading Day 10: 10 Miles
Day 9: A Little Bit Softer Now
On Day 6 I ran a "Yoga Playground" with lots of falling down in difficult binds. On Day 7 we did an intense flow with lots of Warriors and Warrior variations. Steam started rising from all the quadriceps in the room and my students were Ujayii breathing like racehorses and burning holes into the hardwood … Continue reading Day 9: A Little Bit Softer Now
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