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More yoga poses, please!

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:26 +0000

Isn’t this a yoga website, for Pete’s sake?! Where’s the poses?!

For this lovely Monday, I give you my top five yoga poses for the month of November:

1.) Fallen Leaf (seems very appropriate) — please note that the link shows a traditional child’s pose with arms next to the legs. Fallen leaf is another name for extended child’s pose.

2.) Tree Pose (again, spot on for the Fall)

3.) Extended Side Angle pose (awesome strength builder & opener of the entire side body)

4.) Pigeon (okay, not so symbolic, but fabulous for really getting into those hips)

5.) Supta Baddha Konasana (i.e. reclining butterfly)

Add in a couple of sun salutations to warm up at the start and you’ve got yourself a nice little routine for the day. Hit me back if you have any questions or would like tips on any of these asanas.

P.S. Thanks once again to Yoga Journal for the great demos!

Savasana Friday

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:01 +0000

It’s been a long week, I hear you. You know what I want you to do today? Take a savasana, a good old corpse pose. Do it somewhere that is unconventional and might make people look. Okay, not in the street or somewhere that will put your life at risk. But the park, the beach, your office floor. And totally get into it. I mean really give a big sigh out your mouth and just let it all go. Let your limbs be heavy. Let your torso be heavy. Let your head be heavy. One more deep breath in… and out… Clear your head. Float.

Take as long as you need.

And when you’re ready, blink your eyes open, wiggle your toes and your fingers, stretch long and tall and get ready for a great weekend ahead of you!

P.S. Thanks Yoga Journal for the great demo! (See link from “savasana” above.)

Where do I begin?

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:15 +0000

It is Wednesday. You know what happens that is great on Wednesday? Like all other days, I get to start my day with a rich, wonderful cup of coffee. Something gourmet that I splurge on. (Intelligentsia’s Black Cat Espresso is the cup du jour.) You know what else great happens on Wednesday? I get to end my day by teaching an awesome yoga class at The Spa in Costa Mesa where there are students I look forward to seeing each and every week. They have great energy, are playful, adventurous and love a good challenge.

So what’s happening great during your Wednesday? And what really cool thing will happen on Thursday? And Friday? Amazing things happen each and every day of our lives… we just need to be aware of them and grateful. I took five minutes to breath and clear my head. I saw a killer sunset. I ate a hot fudge sundae. So many great things… where will you possibly begin?