Practice

#PowerPose Week 8 – Adho Mukha Vrksasana

Adho Mukha Vrksasana or handstand is a wish list pose for many yogis.  It’s challenging, and holds a lot of child-like wonder.  Not only that, but it’s a great way to test your focus.  It can be really easy in other postures to let the monkey-mind jump around.  But, the last thing you think about […]

#PowerPose Week 7 – Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana

#PowerPose Week 7 – Urdhva Prasarita Ekapadasana

A great way to bring focus, mindfulness, and appreciation to your practice is to take notice of day-to-day differences.  Am I tighter or more open today? Did I step into the pose with more or less control?  Did I find my drishti quickly or slowly?  Is my breath rhythmic or sporatic?  Is my balance solid […]

#PowerPose Week 6 – Adho Mukha Svanasana

I can remember a time when I was new to the practice and a teacher made the reference that down dog was a resting posture.  “Yeah, right!”  Is what popped into my head.  (Okay it might not have been that G-rated.)  The blood was rushing to my head, my arms were fatigued, and my hamstrings […]