Category Archives: Ashtanga

Requests?

Some of the really nice yoga teachers at this studio right next to my home (right next to in this weather!!) start their class asking if anyone has a request for a pose to include in the class sequence. Huh? … Continue reading

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New Year Mojo/Inspiration

Oh boy, the things you find when you have to wake up for a 6:30 AM yoga practice/class. You all know I’m a huge fan of this online magazine. Pep talks for grown ups! It seldom occurs to us, but … Continue reading

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Tomorrow, Yikes!

At my shala, (unofficially of course) no one gets a new pose on a Tuesday. Apparently some bad juju goes on on Tuesdays. Now tomorrow besides it being Tuesday, it is a full moon and it is the winter solstice … Continue reading

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Tallying Up

In 15 days I will end my blogging experiment. I already began another blog, but more on that another time. I have to tally up every weekly chart,, so I can figure out what percentage of days I followed the … Continue reading

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Supplemental

I am snickering as a I write this. Never in my life did I imagine that someone like me would be throwing in an  additional supplemental yoga  practice to the one she is actually paying for. I am “concerned” that … Continue reading

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First One

We were away for my husband’s company christmas party, But the other ones  are coming down the pike speeding. Tonight, tomorrow night and then in two weeks the crazy. I do not have a religion only a meditation practice. I … Continue reading

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So I Went

Remember the new yoga place a block and a half (less really) away from my house? They offer 7 days for 30 bucks for first time students. That’s a good deal, so I decided to check it out. By check … Continue reading

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Rest Helps My Practice

I am going to say this fully aware  that I might be hexing and jinxing all over myself. A four or five day rest from practice is very restorative and beneficial to me. I hear stories about how after an … Continue reading

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London Calling

Well, I’ve never been to London when It’s snowing and while recovering instead of acquiring the flu. Last week a very nice visitor at the shala recommended a place to practice in London that I could actually afford. I have … Continue reading

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A Monday Movie

I can’t think of many things in our modern society that are as rogue as playing hooky in the daytime on a Monday and going to see a movie while everyone else is at the office or in school or … Continue reading

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