Summer is my time to fully surrender to nature’s call outdoors. Over 30 years ago, I committed to readjusting my “internal rhythm” to match that of the four seasons. For instance, instead of revving up my energy in September to…
Do you wonder why so many children can effortlessly pop up into Urdhva Dhanurasana (UD), regardless of their gender or strength, only to quickly lose this capacity as they age? As you may recall, by the time we reach age…
The aging process is most often marked by a spine that slumps forward. When our inner core and spine are no longer strong and flexible, we further demonstrate aging by hunching the shoulders up and forward. Both these misalignments are…
As children, our curiosity tends to overtake our fear and we relish turning ourselves upside down or over backward in order to explore new experiences. As we age, if we are not watchful, our fear can overtake our curiosity and…
Poet, Czeslaw Milosz, queried What good is poetry if it cannot save nations or people? I would add, or planet, and pose the same question with regard to yoga. What good is yoga if it cannot save nations or people…
Courage is a habit. Cultivate it with Adho Mukha Vrksasana. If you just discovered this post from my blog and have not practiced its immediate predecessor, then I would suggest beginning your practice of Adho Mukha Vrksasana I (AMV) here.…
Adho Mukha Vrksasana (AMV) fits into a category of yoga poses referred to as inversions. When we invert our body so the head is below the heart and hips, we feed the skull and brain while also quieting the brain…
The Warrior poses in yoga tradition represent the qualities necessary for all spiritual journeyers. Every spiritual tradition understands that life’s journey requires each of us to become our own hero. In other words, we save ourselves and others when we…
If we take time to twist our bodies, we will untwist our minds. Beth Spindler Twisting daily restores the spine’s natural range of motion, purifies organs, and stimulates circulation. The “squeeze-and-soak” action provided by twisting poses wrings out built-up toxins…
Although we are complex beings — physical, mental-emotional, energetic and spiritual — we do not have to be complicated. By combining balance and strength with awareness as happens in all the Hasta Padangusthasana variations, we address alignment while integrating our…
You can recognize a true Warrior. They shine from within. They don’t have to do anything to prove their power or their worth. They simply are that. Just like Mars shining in the evening sky. Constance Habash The Warrior archetype…
Actions in life can be reduced to two factors: positioning and timing. If we are not in the right place at the right time, we cannot take advantage of what life has to offer us. […] Position is useless without…
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