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Rah-Rah-Ah-Ah-Ah
Monday, November 16th, 2009Roma-rom-ma-ma!
So Lady Gaga’s song, Bad Romance, is hilarious to me. Probably because of the yelling and stomping. And the fun repeats. Today on the way home from work the song played on the radio, and after it ended I kept singing the Rah-Rah-Ah-Ah-Ah and then transitioned into a sanskrit chant.
WHOA!
The chant I sang was one [...]
Handstands
Sunday, November 15th, 2009Yoga was fantastic this weekend. We had a weekend off, and I realized how much I missed it. We are focusing on shoulders now, and Nancy surprised us by saying, “We’ll be working on Ardo Mukha Vrksasana today.” Ardo Mukha Vrksasana is downward facing tree, or, handstand.
shudder
Handstand? NANCY COME ON. We haven’t even talked about [...]
Dynamic Resistance
Sunday, November 8th, 2009There is a concept in yoga that I am feeling present in my life right now. Dynamic Resistance. Explained in yoga, it is when one muscle (or group of muscles) moves in a certain way, and an opposing muscle (or group) counteracts that movement. Dynamic resistance adds to the strength, stability, and deepening of a pose.
Take [...]
For my love, Jessi!
Sunday, October 25th, 2009Today, after class ended I called Jessi to check in. We ended up talking about yoga for quite some time. How wonderful! She had a few questions that I wanted to post the answers to. If you all ever have questions - let me know and I’ll do my best to find out the answer!
Jessi [...]
The Sound of the Universe
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Tonight in yoga we talked with Zo, one of our teachers, about our breathing practice and meditation practice. Then we talked a bit more about the philosophy behind yoga. I quoted a passage in an earlier post about the belief in yoga that we are all already whole, perfect beings. I like this idea. I [...]
What makes a good teacher?
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Our homework for yoga class is to answer the question, what makes a good teacher? I spent the week thinking and reflecting, and here’s what I’ve come up with.
First let me preface this by saying I have had many amazing teachers in my life. I tried to think about why I consider them amazing, what [...]
Full Wheel!
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Today I did Full Wheel in yoga class!! WHAT?! I have never done this pose before. I am always jealous of people who can come in and bam - whip out a back bend. Ginny came with me to yoga and easily popped into it. Gymanstics background and her pure awesomeness were the reasons for [...]
Ugggh I want to crawl into a hole
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Tonight I had a rough group with the men at New Life Lodge. They were super talkative and rowdy at first when I reviewed - quickly - how to correctly put on and use a condom. So when we transitioned into stages of a relationship I was worried about people talking and not respecting me.
Ugh. [...]
A Bit of Self Indulgence
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009On Sunday, yes I know it’s currently Tuesday, but at yoga on Sunday we talked a lot about the need for balance. We talked about the importance of balance in our lives. It’s important to be busy and active and just as important to be calm and still and restful. Us Westerners - err lemme [...]
Meditation in Movement
Saturday, October 17th, 2009Second day, 5 hours, check.
My sacrum hurts. Seriously, ya’ll. I think it’s because I sat for 2 hours on cold, hard ground with no cushion last Sunday. And all we do in class right now is SIT on our yoga mats. I was the young child in class, consistently moving around, laying down, sitting on [...]
