Yoga, according to my teacher, is like slow surgery. He maintains that trough the consistent practice of asana, the body can be substantially changed over time. It's true! Imagine my surprise the first time I got my knee behind my shoulder, or touched my chest to my thighs. It's pretty mind blowing, really.
My teacher also says "Check your hands, check you feet, after class you get to eat" but that's for another time.
Because sometimes you just have to geek out on your yoga practice.
About this Blog
I write this blog not as a teacher or medical practitioner, just as someone who loves yoga. I've been practicing since about 1998 and have studied Kundalini, Iyengar, Ashtanga and Vinyassa. I currently practice at a studio grounded in the Kripalu tradition.
When I'm not on the mat I am an ordained Unitarian Unilateralist minister and mother of one son. To me yoga is a microcosm of what it means to be alive in this world, and our practice teaches us lessons that reflect the nature of life itself.
When I'm not on the mat I am an ordained Unitarian Unilateralist minister and mother of one son. To me yoga is a microcosm of what it means to be alive in this world, and our practice teaches us lessons that reflect the nature of life itself.
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Normally I'm very strict about not putting photos on my blog unless I took them myself. Not so for The Yoga Blog.
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