I know I’ve said in previous posts that I’m an advocate of trying new things. At the beginning of the year, I suggested to my students that they choose a pose and work toward it throughout the year, breaking down the components and building their skills along the way. It’s important to have a sense [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Playfulness In Yoga: My first yoga comic!
Posted in About Yoga, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Philosophy, Religion, Spirtuality, Uncategorized, Yoga, Yoga Comics, Yoga Poses (or Asana), tagged cartoon, comics, Lela, Visvamistrasana on February 23, 2008 | 13 Comments »
In Brilliant Color: Yoga and Allergies
Posted in About Yoga, Exercise, Fitness, Health, Philosophy, Religion, Spirtuality, Uncategorized, Yoga, Yoga Poses (or Asana), tagged allergies, hayfever, histamine, immune, inflammation, Kate Wolf, Luther Burbank, mast cells, muscles, North Coast, Northern California, pollen, seasonal allergies, Sonoma County, stretching, yoga therapy on February 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I grew up listening to the music of Kate Wolf, a North Coast singer/songwriter, who described the “golden rolling hills of California”. It’s true: For most of the year, the hills of Northern California are shades of gold and tan, the colors of field mice, cougars, and deer. But for a brief period in the [...]