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Tag: practice
A Good Yoga Week
It was a good week. I feel especially happy about my morning practice at the studio. I have a home practice area, but the studio is really sweet. I love the gleaming hardwood floors, the skylights, even the smell which is combination of floor polish, and witch hazel. I practiced by myself for the most … Continue reading A Good Yoga Week
Yoga Teacher: Energy Vampire
Went totally rogue in my 7 o'clock class tonight. Practiced with my students. (A big teacher No-No.) (But in my defense, there were only 3 students, all of them adept yogis, and all of them part of the Challenge.) My own practice time was eclipsed by my gym workout with the adorable Vince, and by … Continue reading Yoga Teacher: Energy Vampire
Feeling My Mettle
The other night I led Bakasana (Crow) prep poses, but when we got to the actual POSE, I really couldn't hold it for very long. Two of my younger, more bendy students were rocking it though, and even trying advanced variations. I was trying to help them achieve some of these variations, but I couldn't … Continue reading Feeling My Mettle
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 … Continue reading Why I Practice Yoga
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 … Continue reading Yoga as Release Valve