This morning's yoga practice was intense. Kent focused a lot on activation of the legs in standing and balancing poses, drawing much from the weekend's workshop on Mulabanda with Robert Brook. Combining many minute elements (from the grounding of the four corners of the feet and lifting the patellas to activate the upper leg muscles to the precise ( Read more... )

This morning I had a killer practice in Maria's class at Willow Glen Yoga. I arrived very early and Maria was kind enough to let me in the studio, so I spent nearly half an hour with the ropes, stretching my  shoulders and upper back so I was good and warm before class even started. I decided to test myself a bit and managed most of the class ( Read more... )

It's been a long couple of months with my right arm effectively out of commission. I can still only knit a couple of rows without wiping myself out, though yoga seems to be helping, so long as I remember to take things easy. I have managed to do down dog pretty well, modifying to an approximation of the pose at the wall when I get tired or twingy, ( Read more... )

Tonight's workout was an exercise in knowing my own limits. While not nearly as physically rigorous as other recent workouts, I have been sick for the past several days and pushing myself to the full extent of my physical capacity turned out to be a mistake. As we neared the end of the "Fun and Games" section I felt the bonk coming on. I managed to ( Read more... )

I made good on my promise to myself and went to Kent's Foundation class at Willow Glen Yoga this morning. I have missed his meticulous tutelage. Years ago when I first began doing yoga, he recognized a spark in me and fostered my practice. At his urging I took the teacher training at the White Lotus Foundation and spent a bit of time studying with ( Read more... )

Today for the first time in many months I practiced yoga. After dropping Kaelyn off at school, I picked Sandi up at her house and together we attended a class at Willow Glen Yoga. I was a bit disconcerted to find that after 12 years of teaching the Thursday morning class, my mentor and favorite yoga teacher had passed the torch on to another yogi. ( Read more... )