Tag Archive | yoga

#PowerPose Week 9 – Ardha Chandrasana

One thing Thanksgiving teaches me is how much I appreciate balance.  Like most everyone in the U.S., our family ate a little more than usual, stayed up a little later, and generally got a little out of whack.  We had a great time, but celebrating and partying can’t last forever, it’s important to come back […]

#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 […]

If I Only Had a Brain

Sometimes I feel like I’m being pulled in way too many directions.  I feel like my stuffing has been pulled out, just like the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. Tending to a husband, three kids, work, homework, making dinner, shopping, coordinating, and more are all just in a day’s work.  Most days and weeks […]