Archive | April 2012
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Recap and sign of life
All done. Today, I did a rather short last round of yoga which will be complemented tomorrow morning if I can lift myself out of bed before the June Bug awakens on the German labor day. But, here is my challenge recap: I did do yoga every single day of April. More and longer during […]
Before and After
My yoga/meditation challenge is officially over now. Let’s look at the score: Yoga: 30 days! Meditation: Uhh… well, technically 30 days… sort of… but I definitely crapped out on my self-imposed effort to get to 2.5 hours after the 26th, and I’m pretty sure I didn’t manage to do anything longer than 75 minutes. It’s […]
Day 29: (from the seat of the teacher) “One Day Left”
There is only one more day, and three more classes left in this year’s Yoga Challenge. I spent today preparing for the party tomorrow night. Everyone has been commenting on how this month flew. And even though I didn’t experience it that way, I’m glad they did. It means that they enjoyed it. But me? […]
Day 28: (from the seat of the teacher) “Plank”
This morning I woke up at the time I would normally be teaching (6 AM) because blessedly, it is Saturday, and the morning class begins at 8 AM rather than 6:15 AM. I got 8 hours sleep as well, which makes a phenomenal difference in my experience of the world, if you catch my drift. […]
Day 27: (from the seat of the teacher) “Pictures”
Today was a good day. I got to see the pictures that Julie Sherwood took in class the other day and they turned out so GOOD! I am excited. She really captured the vibe of the Challenge this year. I’ll let you judge for yourself. These are only 4 of about 40 that she took […]
Day 26: (from the seat of the teacher) “Slow and Sweet”
I took all three classes into “Sukha” land today. Sukha in Sanskrit means “sweet” or “easy.” Sukhasana is the easy, crossed-legged seated posture that most people take when they start to practice, or when they meditate. Because yesterday’s practice was so intense, I wanted to take it down a notch today. Actually, I wound up […]
Home Practice Journey
Ok, so I haven’t been great about posting these past 10 days or so, but I HAVE been doing yoga every day! What has been different is that for the past two weeks or so, I have been practicing exclusively at home, and really enjoying it! That is a really big change, considering the last […]
Day 25: (from the seat of the teacher) “Hardcore, Schmardcore. Bring It”
Last night I took my night classes through a bit of the Ashtanga Primary Series. It’s really different from what they’ve been doing all month. In many ways, harder. I wanted to expose them to a different way of practicing; a way that doesn’t leave it up to them (or me) what to do on any […]
Day 24: (from the seat of the teacher) “Self-Consciousness”
I am self-conscious. Most people are. And when I say self-conscious I mean in that painful psychological way people get when they think they’re being judged unfavorably. If you want to amp the vibe on self-consciousness, just bring a person with a camera into a room and watch how everyone scatters. “Oh god no,” they […]
Day 23: (from the seat of the teacher) “Snow Buddhas”
This morning 2 Snow Buddhas came to practice at 6:15 AM. Two hearty, stalwart, crazy women braved the slushy roads, the dark, and the craptastic to come to the studio and practice. When I got up and looked out, I knew what I would see because I heard the scraping of snowplows. I knew nobody […]
