I was perusing some yoga blogs this evening when I came across Deep Thoughts on Grounding Thru the Sit Bones. The post was about how wisdom comes with age and the differences in how we expend our energies and place our priorities in our youth and in our later years.
I particularly like was the paragraph [...]
Certified yoga instructor Jeffrey Duval, left, and student Todd
Erickson roll up their mats following a nude yoga class in New York.
Fans of nude yoga say the nudity aids in deepening their yoga practice.
(AP Photo/David Goldman)
High Noon: Yoga Sans Clothes asks, “Isn’t yoga difficult enough without this twist? Is this something you’d be interested in [...]
In response to my Facebook note, Adho Mukha Svanasana, a Christian friend provided a link to Random Thoughts of a Confused Xtian in which Confused Christian posted the following:
Could never quite figure out how maneuvering your body into the crouching cricket position brings you any closer to God.
I’d rather pray and not worry about physically [...]
I found this in Yoga Journal’s Yoga Diary, an excerpt from Getting Nerdy with Tantra by Karen Macklin, about a lecture on Tantric Yoga by Chris Tompkins:
Tantra, which came after classical yoga, had two new revolutionary offerings: 1 – it offered the possibility of liberation in this lifetime (as opposed to having to wait many [...]
Quote of the day: “Don’t believe what I tell you. Believe your experience of this yoga.” — Yogi Bhajan
Song of the day: Climb
Artist: Kristin Luna Ray
Album: Where Heaven Meets The Earth
Released: 2009
Control of the breath is considered to be the key to a good yoga practice so it seems reasonable that yoga might be beneficial [...]
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Yoga Alliance did a survey to determine what might be preventing people from doing yoga. The three most common misconceptions were:
Is religion-based. 57% of those who do not currently practice yoga believe that it requires mantras or chanting related to a form of worship.
Requires flexibility in order to practice. Nearly 3 in 5 [...]
Betcha didn’t know Santa does yoga. How did you think he stays flexible enough to slide down chimneys? I’m sure he derives many other benefits from yoga as well.
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