By mary on February 10, 2010

my son, saying a resounding "YES!"
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 and, yeah, you get it. It sent us, as well as innocent bystanders, into fits of giggles nearly every time.
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By mary on September 16, 2008
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
Yoga to the Rescue with Desiree Rumbaugh
Vinyasa DVDs
Shiva Rea’s DVDs
Beginner DVDs
Rodney Yee’s DVDs
New CDs that are rockin’ my world!
Jai Uttal, Dial M for Mantra
Cheb i Sabbah, Devotion
Yoga Gear/Clothing:
www.theycatalog.com
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By mary on April 18, 2008
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, then Warrior III w/ hands on blocks
Chaturanga work, dolphin hands and lift hips from floor
Vinyasa to Chair pose, scissor arms
Vinyasa to Warrior II, then Extended Side Angle
Vinyasa to Chair pose with twist
Up Dog work
Jump to sit
Boat pose, with lift, 3x
Boat pose to half boat, 3x
Bridge pose
Upward-facing Bow
Knees to chest
Reclined twist, knees together
Core work: extend one leg up and lower other to 6 inches from floor, both sides
Knees to chest
Reclined twist, knees crossed
Knees to chest
Supported savasana
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By mary on April 15, 2008
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 behind the back
One legged Down Dog
Forward Bend
L-Pose at the wall
Uttanasana
L-Pose at the wall, lift one leg at a time
Uttanasana
Down Dog
Tree w/ cactus arms, left leg standing
Warrior III, right foot back, press into wall
Vinyasa
Warrior III, right foot forward
Tree w/ cactus arms, right leg standing
Handstand at the wall, butt to wall, scoop tailbone
Handstand with tree legs, each side
Child’s pose
Bharadvajasana (seated twist), each side
Supported Bridge
Knees to chest
Savasana
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