Yoga
This is an archive of all of our site's past entries in the Yoga category. Click on a title to read the full entry.
An addiction to sensation–turn off the radio!
It’s been several mornings since I’ve done my morning yoga. The muscles are a little tight, and flexibility isn’t what it was even a week ago.
This morning on the mat, getting back into my body felt great. Exaggerating the poses felt like pulling taffy–I reveled in releasing the resistance.
Until… a thought floated in [...]
Wandering toward the east (and a giveaway!)
Oh fun! Here’s my new work space in the living room for when I’m too lazy to get my butt down to the office.
Can’t get to the office?! What’s that all about? Sometimes I feel like I’m attached to the fridge, as in: “Well, I’m going to eat at some point in the next [...]
Shaping your life like a lump of clay
My yoga teacher, Mandy Lucchese, is an artist. She makes elegant female figures that stand about three or four feet tall.
In yoga class on Tuesday, she wove a lovely weave between molding the clay and creating our experience from the inside out.
The following was inspired by that class and those thoughts:
The way [...]
Settling into vay-kay
Another Storm Over Cayuga
Originally uploaded by [Adam_Baker]
After 12 hours of traveling yesterday, my sister and I arrived in Hawaii and were met by our folks. I sat out on the porch right after waking this morning and realized there was a huge need to get my head into vacation mode.
(mental chatter) Listen to the birds [...]
Rest in Natural Great Peace
Watching the gulls and waves at sunset
Originally uploaded by David Sifry
I heard a recording of this in a yoga workshop earlier this month. I found the acknowledgment of the exhausted mind so reassuring. This has been recognized for millennia as the ultimate battle. Makes me feel a little better that it’s not as easy as [...]
Wine charms, Thich Nhat Hanh, and lattes
On the one hour drive to my appointment yesterday, I was feeling downright whack. Part tired, part PMS-y, a little insecure because of the lack of communication from this client in the previous week, and even a little discomfort from not working a ton these days so feeling out of the groove.
I spent a good [...]
One sitting at a time
A couple of weeks ago I attended a one day silent meditation retreat. Oh, Chatterbrain, how diligent thou art! The day was challenging in that most of the time I didn’t really feel like I was meditating as much as just trying to shut the ole noggin up.
Even so, I’m looking back on the [...]
