About two years ago, our then near three-year-old had this hilarious habit of asking questions and then immediately asking, “Yes? Or nope?” And we could really get him going with it. If he forgot to ask yes-or-nope, we would ask “yes?” and he would say yes-or-nope over and over and over and over and over [...]
Well, that sounds a little Oprah-ish, don’t you think? Although I’m not able to give these to you just for reading… Upon requests from students/fellow yogis, below is a list of DVDs for home practice, CDs for inspiration, and a wonderful new website for yoga gear and clothing: Anusara DVDs Yoga Foundations with Hillary Rubin [...]
“We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.” EB White Class sequence: Sukhasana (easy pose/cross-legged sitting pose) Down Dog (focus on shoulder work) Lunge, then straighten front leg (each side) Vinyasa (Plank, Chaturanga, Cobra) Lunge, then take the ear to [...]
Engaging the core from the back body, class sequence (see Hillary Rubin’s Podcast #51 for more of this theme): Sukhasana – prep for practice and chanting Sun Salutations A – 3x; on third refine Down Dog Forward Bend work with blocks to find Mulabandha Vinyasa to Crescent, arms scissored, both sides Vinyasa to Forward Bend, [...]
Check out http://hillarysyogapractice.wordpress.com/, Podcast #59, for the full practice and thumbnails of poses. In our class, we did the following: Sukhasana Table Down Dog Straight Leg Lunge with twist Vinyasa (Plank, Chatarunga, Cobra) Crescent with right foot forward, press clasped hands to ceiling with palms facing up Vinyasa Crescent with left foot forward, hands clasped [...]