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Anatomy of a Yoga Routine, Part 2
In Anatomy of a Yoga Routine, Part 1 I covered the general architecture (gentle warmup, additional warmup, what I’ll call “flow,” counter-poses, and Savasana) and the warmup. In this second part of the series I’ll cover the flow, the collection…
Flying East, and then West Again, Part 3
In Flying East, and then West Again, Part 1 and Flying East, and then West Again, Part 2 I described aspects of planning and flying across the country and back. For the first time in my flying career, I did…
Anatomy of a Yoga Routine, Part 1
Though I’ve only been practicing yoga for about ten months as I write this, I have developed some definite ideas about what I think a “good” yoga practice—i.e., individual yoga session, “routine,” or “flow,” let’s call it a “routine”—entails. This…
Headstand!
Back in very early September, I wrote about my headstand bench. It’s been very helpful in my yoga journey as I learn about balance, quiet, core, and stamina in an inversion. The bench allows me to stay upside down without…
Flying East, and then West Again, Part 2
In Flying East, and then West Again, Part 1, I went over some of the planning I do before a trip across the country in my airplane, and discussed the first three legs of the trip. Let’s continue the discussion,…
Flying East, and then West Again, Part 1
In early July I flew east. Pretty much way east: from California to the central part of New York State (Syracuse, specifically). That might not sound like such a big deal. Even though there are no direct airline flights, it’s…
It’s All Such a Delicate Balance
Many yoga poses (asanas) are so-called balance poses. In one way or another, you’re balancing yourself in an at least slightly unusual way. This might be as simple as standing on your toes while bending your knees (a variant of…
Mats
Mats are a pretty simple thing. At least, I thought so when I started my practice. I had a thin, generic mat I’d purchased at a big box store several years ago. I bought it to use for some back…
Headstand Bench
In the beginning, my headstand was a near-disaster. It had been many years since I’d done a headstand. Probably 45 years, maybe more. It was the tripod headstand of a non-yogi, probably in gym class or maybe at summer camp.…
The Air Was Thick
It was an interesting flight from KPAO to KTRK in mid-August, to spend a scant week in the woods. (When you’re working from home, “home” can be nearly anywhere!) I was between layers at 11,500′; the ground was not exactly…