Yoga involves falling short, falling out, falling over, falling inward, and pretty much every other kind of falling that you can think of. It’s frustrating and discouraging occasionally embarrassing, especially if you accidentally dropkick your neighbor in the face. But enough about my last class. The important point...
Our instructors not only give us valuable posture corrections, but they also model how to give them correctly. It’s a skill that takes years of practice and hundreds of classes to master. In fact, many new teachers are trained not to give corrections for the first six...
You've been practicing yoga for many years. What got you started initially? Almost certainly ego, likely in hopes of meeting a girl or because I could brag that I was doing something alternative. I definitely wasn't looking for enlightenment or spirituality. Your current practice is a mix...
[caption id="attachment_3482" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] Headstands are hard. Doing the standing splits is hard. Balancing our body weight on our big toe is hard. Twisting our spine into a pretzel is hard. And yet, that’s not what scares us about doing yoga. What...
[caption id="attachment_3476" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] Yoga is only practice. The game we’re training for is life. But the good news is, the postures provide us with an intuitive structure that helps us more effectively meet the requirements of living. Our cardiovascular strength physically prepares...
[caption id="attachment_3465" align="alignleft" width="300"] Photo by Monica Felix @ www.monicafelix.com[/caption] In the kitchen, a watched pot never boils. In yoga, a watched clock never ticks. Ask anyone who practices regularly. It's not another cliché. Yoga is a modern manifestation of the theory of relativity. Whatever you are waiting for,...