Everyday Yoga Blog http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/ A web log centered on my personal Yoga studies. en-us tyran@ormonds.net Copyright 2001-2010 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. 2010-06-22T12:34:34-06:00 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[Tapas, Cactus and You]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID665 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100601.php#BlogID665 Everyday Yoga - BlogWhat do tapas, cactus and yoga have to do with each other?  Read the latest entry at Shanta Yoga Blog to find out!

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]]> 2010-06-22T12:32:59-06:00 <![CDATA[More is Less]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID664 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100401.php#BlogID664 Everyday Yoga - BlogEffort.  It takes effort to maintain alignment.  It takes effort to hold a pose for an extended period.  It takes so much effort to do Yoga.  Doesn't it? Try this:  Move into tadasana.  Drop the tailbone, firm down through the buttocks and inner thighs into the feet.  Inhale and extend up the spine and out the crown of the head.  Bring the hands to prayer position and, keeping the chin parallel to the floor, extend the arms overhead.  Interlace t...

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]]> 2010-04-29T05:45:00-06:00 <![CDATA[Did You Miss It?]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID663 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100401.php#BlogID663 Everyday Yoga - BlogIf you missed it, I'm in the process of writing up an article on improving one's balance over at Shanta Yoga.  Have a look, try out the suggestions and let me know what you discover. Note that the second half of the article is further down the page.

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]]> 2010-04-21T14:00:00-06:00 <![CDATA[Breathe.  Relax.  Let Go.]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID662 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100401.php#BlogID662 Everyday Yoga - BlogIf you have ever spent time in a Yoga class or watched a Yoga DVD, it is quite likely that you've heard this or similar sentiment.  Moving into thread the needle the other night, I experienced something for the first time:  Letting go.  In most postures, there is a conscious intention to hold the posture.  This time, however, there was no holding; the body moved into the pose and then simply stopped moving.  There was no holding because there was nothing to hold, nothing...

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]]> 2010-04-21T12:00:00-06:00 <![CDATA[Swimming in Deep Water]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID661 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100401.php#BlogID661 Everyday Yoga - BlogAsana practice has taken a very intriguing turn for me.  Last month I attended part 1 of Level II teacher training at the Amrit Yoga Institute.  Saying Level II is about as non-descriptive as possible.  I have a collegue at the community center who is working through her Level 5 training with YogaFit.  I believe that YogaFit's Level 5 is the completion of their 200hr teacher certification.  Amrit Yoga's Level II is their 500hr teacher certification.  The point being...

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]]> 2010-04-08T22:31:00-06:00 <![CDATA[We're #31!]]> http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/index.php#BlogID660 http://www.ormonds.net/yoga/blog/arc20100401.php#BlogID660 Everyday Yoga - BlogThe other day, I received an email from Ken Martin over at NursingSchools.net to say that Everday Yoga Blog is listed in their 100 Incredible Yoga Teachers Who Blog at #31.  I didn't even know EDY was in the running!  To be honest, I was preparing to retire EDY and move everything over to ShantaYoga.com but this email from Ken made me remember that EDY has been here, in one form or another, since 2002 and I probably should keep that alive by leaving EDY here and continuing to post her...

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]]> 2010-04-07T13:27:53-06:00 <![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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]]> 2010-02-06T06:28:17-06:00 <![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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