(*and a small tangent on drishti) I had interesting back-to-back class experiences last week that struck me as a lesson in extremes and looking for just right. The first experience was a new class for me, in a new studio, with a new teacher. The class was called "Alignment Based Moon Practice." I was interested, … Continue reading The Goldilocks Search for Just Right*
Just recently, I read a description of yoga as being like a diamond, with many facets that make up the whole thing. Before starting teacher training, I'd heard about some of the facets, with the most rudimentary understandings: things like pranayama (breathing), chakras (energy inside of us), and mudras (gestures). Now that I've begun the training, … Continue reading As if I Were a Heavenly Being: Ujjayi and Learning to Move with Victorious Breath
That first Monday after the teacher training weekend was hard. It was a struggle to go from such an intense, transformative set of days to "regular" life. Child 3 woke up covered with a horrible case of poison oak, worse than what I'd had the week before that sent me to the doctor for prednisone, … Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Breath. Posture. Cue. 