Category Archives: Ashtanga

It Is Good To Be Simple

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Thank you all for letting me read your thoughts and for reading mine. I am also grateful that Virabhadrasana A still feels like my heart is going to explode, so I can smile at the silliness about being unhappy for … Continue reading →

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Yogic Temptation

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

So I’m walking home from my eleventeenth trip to the market yesterday afternoon and I spot a new yoga studio literally ONE block away from my house. I  would only have to cross one street and only walk up 1/4 … Continue reading →

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It’s Back!

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

Nothing like a good adjustment! And maybe a couple of less lbs. My teacher put me in Mari C without too much pulling and pushing at all! Mysore in the AM: I love you. Now off to squish the day … Continue reading →

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Things I Tend To Do

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

And wonder how harmless or not they are: Taking a salt bath that is so hot it makes me sweat AND a little lightheaded. So I lie down for a minute…or 20 before standing at Samasthiti. After doing a modified … Continue reading →

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Good Question

Posted on November 7, 2010 by

I just came back from led primary and I am so pumped from breathing with a room full of yogis! I had a chance to test a new visualization that helps me with focusing on breath, which is to picture … Continue reading →

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Metaphorical Pain

Posted on November 4, 2010 by

I have been thinking about how my chest sometimes hurts when I wake up in the middle of the night, and wonder if it is breath related. I toss and turn all night long trying to breathe from the most … Continue reading →

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True Humility Is Always Optimistic

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

I just finished reading all the entries of this new blogger:http://yogadragonden.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html and he very generously posted a fantastic interview with Kino McGregor, who helped me realize that it is okay, in fact it is great if you find your edge … Continue reading →

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Week 42

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Ten weeks left of my blog experiment. Even with a bunch of year end trips already scheduled, and the break in routine they entail, I think I can pull this off. Last night I watched a video of Jim Belushi … Continue reading →

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Call Me Buttercup

Posted on October 12, 2010 by

The reluctant ashtangi shared a very enjoyable and hilarious post on her facebook page and I am linking to it below. LEAPING LANKA. This very perceptive teacher has seen it all in every combination and permutation. If you have experienced … Continue reading →

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Just Right

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

Only 9 people at led primary today. Some people go on a lovely retreat that the shala offers this time of year, and others- I don’t know where they went, but today everybody got extra attention and  things went very … Continue reading →

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