Bite-Sized Random Acts of Yoga, Day 1
The first day of Bite-Sized Random Acts of Yoga. (Yes, I know there's a missing "a" at the end of Svanasana.) Sometimes we all need a gimmick, and I think I’ve found mine. In the third week of January...
View ArticleFame! and the next set of Bite-Sized Random Acts of Yoga
The Yoga on 7th Studio, from an article in Granville Magazine online. Photo by Eyeye. Oh lovely! Yoga on 7th was featured yesterday in a Granville Online magazine article, “Choosing the Right Yoga for...
View ArticleWhy Yoga Builds Your Inner Strength
Feeling strong with biceps the size of sparrow's kneecaps Ever walk out of a chest-opening yoga class feeling like you could take on the world – in the most friendly way possible, of course? You might...
View Article5 good reasons to let a timer be your practice buddy
My timer, and constant practice companion I love my timer. It’s no longer handsome. I dropped it once, and the face came off and had to be glued back on, and the glue shows. But that’s just the aging...
View ArticleAre you prepared for a Yoga Emergency?
No time in your day for your regular practice? It's a yoga emergency. If you’ve ever wanted an inside look at a yoga teacher’s practice, you won’t want to miss Sandy Blaine’s account, titled How Last...
View ArticleRooting: a yoga lesson from the garden
Photographer Aaron Escobar reports that his tree has been sitting this way for more than 20 years. Like a gardener I believe what goes down must come up. –Lynwood L. Giacomini A gardener may believe...
View ArticleWhat’s the difference between movement and action, and why does it matter?
In everyday life, there’s not much call to distinguish between movement and action. Sure, a man of action sounds impressive, and a man of movement not so much. But trust me, you can live a full and...
View ArticleWhy I’m taking a month off teaching
Winter break - a great time to be outside, alone or with friends By this time next week I will have taught my last yoga class for 2010. The new session starts on Sunday, January 9, and in between,...
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