Everyday Yoga Blog http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/ A web log centered on my personal Yoga studies. en-us tyran@ormonds.net Copyright 2001-2009 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. 2010-02-06T07:15:32-07:00 daily 4 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Everyday Yoga Blog http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3521529157_b608124b26_o.jpg http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/ 291 81 A web log centered on my personal Yoga studies. <![CDATA[My Shoulders Are Tight]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID656 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100201.php#BlogID656 Everyday Yoga - Blogor “Why Am I Wearing Lycra?” I have mentioned the impact of clothing on one's sadhana before but never had such a dramatic example as I did this morming.  Because I will assist another teacher by demonstrating postures in about an hour, I put on close fitting lycra gym shorts and shirt before beginning my sadhana.  I thought nothing of this at the time but it was not long before I found issues created specifically by what I as wearing.  My armpits felt as if the hair ...

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]]> 2010-02-06T06:28:17-07:00 <![CDATA[Long or Short?]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID646 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100101.php#BlogID646 Everyday Yoga - BlogHow long should sadhana last?  Is an hour enough?  What about 30 minutes?  Is it possible to spend too much time?  What about two hours or three?  Bapuji spent 10 hours a day, what good is my 30 minutes when compared with that? So, how long should sadhana be?  It should be sufficient.  If you have only 30 minutes you can devote to your sadhana, then 30 minutes must be sufficient.  If you have five hours free, that does not mean you must devote five ho...

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]]> 2010-01-13T18:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[Morning or Evening?]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID643 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100101.php#BlogID643 Everyday Yoga - BlogWhen is the right time to practice?  As I begin sadhana each morning, the joints creak and the muscles are stiff and the creaking and stiffness remain throughout.  As I begin sadhana in the evenings, there is some stiffness but it quickly fades.  The body, without question, is more supple in the evening. Why begin sadhana in the morning then?  Why rise hours before dawn in the cold of the day?  There are practical reasons, morning sadhana leaves time in the evening ...

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]]> 2010-01-12T18:00:00-07:00 <![CDATA[Morning Sadhana]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID641 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100101.php#BlogID641 Everyday Yoga - BlogToday I returned to a morning sadhana instead of immediately before class begins.  Joints were very stiff, muscles were tight and time was short; however, the impact of that hour cotinues to be immense.  Be diligent in your study of Yoga, spend time every morning on your mat studying and spend the rest of the day practicing what you have studied.

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]]> 2010-01-11T18:40:30-07:00 <![CDATA[Return to Stillness]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID635 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100101.php#BlogID635 Everyday Yoga - BlogAs I began my sadhana this morning, there came a great sense of peace and stillness from the moment I stepped onto the mat.  Time was short as I didn't want to wake my son who was sleeping on the couch—family sleep–over—yet the time I was on the mat felt as though it lasted for days.  Why?  Breath.  Breath has such a profound impact on every posture.

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]]> 2010-01-01T22:00:07-07:00 <![CDATA[Profound Stillness]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID629 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20091101.php#BlogID629 Everyday Yoga - BlogJai Bhagwan! Every pose came without effort, there was such relaxation that the right knee slipped wrong during surya namaskar and there was a bit of muscle pain associated with it.  Tightened legs protected the knee.  Deep liquid heat ran down the outside of the right thigh and into the knee during prasarita padottanasana.  That knee has slowly been increasing in irritation, will have to listen to it carefully for the next few days.  There is no residual pain in that kn...

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]]> 2009-11-05T22:36:04-07:00 <![CDATA[When Practice Feeds the Ego]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID627 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20091101.php#BlogID627 Everyday Yoga - BlogJai Bhagwan! I am not a fan of changing from Standard to Daylight Savings and back again.  Usually, however, it is the change to Daylight Savings that causes me problems.  Here in the US, we returned to Standard Time early Sunday morning.  Since Sunday, I have felt more and more tired and each morning as my alarm sounds at 03:40 so I can begin my morning sadhana, the little voice that says, “Stay in bed this morning.” has been just a little louder.  Each morn...

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