Apr 1, 2018 | Low Back Ache, Restorative |
The healing benefits of supported bridge Do you have poses that you do rain or shine and in all seasons. Your body and mind say, ‘This is an every day pose. Bring it!’ Supported bridge (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana) is one of these. It can be performed in a...
Feb 12, 2018 | Climate, Restorative |
Adapt your practice We’re facing a solid week ahead of temperatures in the low 30’s in our region, accompanied by high humidity. (For Americans, that translates to low 90’s.) For me, that points to doing my best to stay cool when I do my yoga...
Jan 23, 2018 | Camping, Travel |
My ritual morning cuppa There’s a certain morning ritual that I have performed ever since I was 16 years old. This is the age when coffee and I started our long and friendly relationship. I enrolled in a summer high school class which started at 7am....
Jul 15, 2017 | Climate, Restorative, Yoga practices |
(Everyone’s talkin’ ’bout it: the USA summer heatwave. I’m experiencing some blistering heat in Tucson, Arizona at the moment. I thought it would be a kindly gesture to my compatriots to republish this hot weather yoga post. It was generated by...
Jun 19, 2017 | Rainy Weather |
To help deal with the current wet weather pattern, I’ve decided to re-purpose an earlier post called’Rainy Day Practice’. Do poses from this sequence to help alleviate that pesky condition called S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder). The program...
Jan 23, 2017 | Climate, Restorative |
Regarding yoga practice, when the temperature is hot in the extreme, do you go to ground? I’ve learned that you don’t necessarily need to skip your yoga practice. Just do cool yoga. In Australia now, we are experiencing a summer where the atmosphere is...
Dec 25, 2016 | Restorative, Stomach Stretches |
Supta Virasana: Your Stomach’s Friend Supta Virasana, reclining Hero Pose, is just what I need today after experiencing the Big Xmas Lunch Indulgence. No doubt it will be followed by the Big Boxing Day Seafood Extravaganza. And then, a few days of clearing our...
Dec 24, 2016 | Low Back Ache, Restorative |
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana: Low Back First Aid I find Setu Bandha Sarvangasana an invaluable pose for the way it helps counteract low back compression. In my world, lower back ache is a result of gardening, long drives or sitting at my computer. Part of why the pose is...
Dec 23, 2016 | Restorative |
Supta Baddha Konasana: An All-Rounder Years ago I did a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat. The only yoga pose I did during the course was Supta Baddha Konasana. It helped balance many hours spent in sitting and walking meditation. When my meditation energy was...
Dec 22, 2016 | Menstruation, Restorative |
Child’s Pose: The Pose of Innocence For years, I wondered why this posture is called Child’s Pose. Sometimes babies and young children will end up in this posture of rest and even sleep in it. But more to the point, children appear to be at their sweetest...
Dec 21, 2016 | Restorative |
Mountain Brook Pose This restorative pose has a name like a flowing Tai Chi movement or a sweetly sedative acupuncture point. Actually, the name Mountain Brook Pose simply reflects the way a yoga practitioner’s body drapes over the soft props. Like water flowing...
