Shoulderstand was my first love. It was similar to halasana, which was my white rabbit that led me down the rabbit hole of yoga practice, but it had just a bit more challenge to it. My Sivananda book told me I was to hold this pose for 6 minutes, but […]
Headstand. It’s the first pose where I began to fully understand how staying in an asana can be a form of meditation. When I first became serious about finding steadiness and control in this pose, it dawned on me that for the 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes that I […]
Ahimsa. Non-harming, non-violence. Usually thought of as not harming others, but it can also be thought of as not harming ourselves. Especially in a hatha yoga practice, whose very name means force – forcing the body into a variety of shapes and positions. This article is something I’ve wanted to […]
…few people with a high, full chest go around saying, ‘I’m so depressed.’ The depressive posture may start out as a perception within the nervous representation of the self versus the world involving guilt, pain, or anxiety, but that soon is expressed out through the motor system as a recurrent […]
Okay, bridge pose might not be the cure all, but it’s my go to pose after sitting for a long period of time. Sitting in my office chair, driving a long distance, flying a long distance… you get the picture. Supported bridge places a little extra pressure on the sacrum […]
