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
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 […]