I. Prequel (1990’s) Cycling… happy whee and zip yellow dust in my blood of adobe bound generation vision of gold and suns blinking in circles i think in circles, my blood moves in large, irregular, non-circular cycles of *yellow adobe dust* shining out like a desert in a sea of vacancy and like an eagle
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By December 31, many of us have been spending roughly a month experiencing the holiday season. Have you noticed how much celebrating has been happening? Work parties, school parties, social events, family gatherings…as the number of hours of daily sunlight have dwindled to roughly 63% of what we were receiving in June, we find ourselves
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So we have talked at length about the importance of finding and engaging the deepest abdominal muscle and pelvic floor muscles in Part 1, and we have discussed the role of the other abdominal muscles in Part 2. In this segment, we will talk about the other muscles of the core, and how everything must
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So we have established in ‘Core Strengthening in Yoga Part 1 (click HERE to revisit) that the transverse abominis is the deepest of the abdominal muscles and thus is the primary support for our abdominal organs and our spine. We have also established that the transverse abominis works with the pelvic floor musculature to support
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It is true that when we refer to the “core” musculature this means pretty much all the muscles that connect to the pelvis and spine. However, often the core is defined (as it is by the American Council on Exercise) as the muscles which most directly enable the spine to extend, flex, bend laterally, and
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In case I haven’t made it obvious, I am in business to promote the Yogic Path- which means not just the physical/asana practice, but the philosophy and approach to life. Which is not to say that I am opposed to someone ONLY doing an asana practice and forgetting the rest…It benefits YOU to incorporate some
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When I completed my teacher training in 2011, a lot of emphasis was given to the importance of physical adjustments. In fact, part of my training was assisting my teacher in some of her classes by providing physical assists for her students. To be honest, it was not something that I enjoyed. First, I am
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Today there are many different types of yoga for the modern consumer to try. There are the studio classics such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, Power, and Yin. There are yoga-fitness fusion options such as Yogalates, Core Yoga, Yoga Sculpt, Barre Yoga, and Yoga HIIT. There are new interpretations of so-called “traditional” mat-based yoga: Aerial Yoga,
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