01.04.10
Happy 2010!
My classes resume today (1/4/10) and it’s time for all of us to renew our commitment to ourselves. We had a 2 week break over the holidays and during that time I maintained my practice in a gentle way. It seems like a potential blog topic…..
Yoga when you want to take it easy or when you don’t have much time. (The following is what I do…)
2 sun salutations – or more depending on how they feel. You’ll know.
Standing postures: Triangle 1, Angle, Revolved Triangle. Balance (tree, king dancer, etc.)
Backward bending postures: cobra, 1/2 locust (one leg at a time) and boat (arms and legs all out, lift away from the floor.)
Child’s pose or yoga mudra to counter stretch.
Forward bending – anything. Listen to your hamstrings and hips. Legs out, legs straight, legs straddle, legs in butterfly, legs folded and bend forward….
Twisting – 1 or 2 twists that feel great, seated or lying on the floor.
Inversions – 1/2 plow, 1/2 shoulderstand, arch, fish, headstand or baby headstand (hands and knees, crown of head to the floor, reach back and hold ankles. It’s real cute.)
Sit up, close your eyes for a couple of minutes, breathe, relax, then get up and walk away feeling much better than you did before physically and mentally because you actually did your practice.
One more word — when you get into a particularly challenging posture, stay in it longer and observe what happens. Those are the postures who have the most to teach us.
