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in which i notice the ceiling needs dusting

On March 21, 2010 · 4 Comments · In yoga

I was doing my yoga thang yesterday, doing my surys, and in one of the many chaturanga to up dog bits I noticed all the cobwebs up in the rafters of the yurt—I know, I know, my mental focus is crap.  But here’s the thing.  I was looking up at the ceiling.

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tapas and a bit of intermediate

On March 8, 2010 · 4 Comments · In yoga

I wrote here about three things I didn’t (yet) get about ashtanga: driste, rolling over one’s toes, and tapas.  Well, it turns out, they’re all related, so no wonder I was struggling.

First, the easy one.  I figured out that toe-rolling and heat are linked.  When I finally got strong enough to keep my [...]

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guruji pays me a visit

On February 9, 2010 · 3 Comments · In mayalife, yoga

Listen to this. I dreamed last night that I went…somewhere, I don’t know, this sunny room with big, square, terra-cotta tiles on the floor and a peaceful breeze. I was doing some yoga. There were some other people doing the same. And then, Lo, Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois came over to help me! I was [...]

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in which i pop my meditation cherry

On February 8, 2010 · 1 Comment · In mayalife, yoga

I know, right? What am I thinking? I’m Ms. “I like my fantasy life, thank you very much,” what am I going to do with being mindful of the present moment? I mean, reality can be so disappointing. But I’ve been reading a stack of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and its all dhyana (meditation) this and [...]

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state of the yoga practice: six months

On February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In yoga

That’s right. It’s been six months since I started doing a near-daily (more on that in a moment) ashtanga yoga practice. How time flies! When I started I could barely limp through the surys—that’s the 10 sun salutation at the beginning, 5 surya namaskar A and 5 surya namaskar B. It took me three months [...]

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lino miele dvd double feature

On January 22, 2010 · 2 Comments · In reviews, yoga

Since I started this ashtanga kick, every month or so, I need an inspiration to keep going. I’ve found piles of this in the generous outpouring of blogs from other ashtangis. And every now and then I get a dvd. My last dvd purchase was Anne Nuotio, which I loved. This time, I [...]

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how to make a heartblock

On January 17, 2010 · 2 Comments · In yoga

Last week I decided I wanted a heartblock, that is, a wooden yoga prop that you lie across to unbend and open your thoracic spine.

It’s an antidote to puzzle back, and fairy-doll making, and writing, and just about any stooping-over activity, of which I do many. [...]

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three things in ashtanga yoga I just can’t seem to get

On January 11, 2010 · 2 Comments · In yoga

Have I mentioned lately how much I adore my yoga practice? I do.

But there are a few things that continue to elude me. I don’t mean certain asana. And I don’t mean samadhi. I mean three seemingly simple things that have remained annoyingly mysterious thus far. Here we go.

1- rolling over the toes

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lovasana

On December 22, 2009 · 1 Comment · In kiddo life, yoga

…also called love-mommy-asana. Luc named it. He says, “Is it time for loveasana yet?” It’s my all-time favorite pose. It happens at the end of my practice, when the kids have been waiting to get close for over an hour (don’t get too close to an ashtangi or you’re liable to get kicked by a [...]

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the trigger point therapy workbook

On December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In reviews, yoga

This book can change your life. I am NOT kidding. If you have any pain, especially chronic, nagging pain, ranging from annoying to disabling, the information in this book, applied by you, can seriously diminish your pain, and probably get rid of it entirely. As a yoga person, trying to avoid injuries, this book is [...]

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