(reference for those who have no clue what I'm talking about ( Read more... )

So, I stayed after a bit last night to talk to lovely teacher N, who mentioned that not only did she think that I am ready for a real Mysore class (!!), but also that the Soho branch of Triyoga has one that runs until 11am. That would let me start a practice around 9am, which would be about right for my body clock. Very, very tempting.

The down ( Read more... )

First of all, thanks so much for your thoughts on the health care post. I'm still mulling over the ideas and issues presented, but am really pleased with the variety of opinions and genuinine concerns expressed. Will definitely be returning to the topic after I've synthesised more of what you've put forward so far.

Now for a much more mundane ( Read more... )

Why do most yogis seem to be morning people? or more specifically, the more depth a yogi's practice develops, the more they choose to practice first thing in the morning ( Read more... )

Last night I managed to get into bakasana and hold it fir three breaths - twice! Arm balances gave always been one of my weak points, so I count this as a major step forward. Hurrah! I'm even making major progress with bhujapidasana.

Headstands are coming along, and I think that may be a contributing factor to an increase in arm strength and likely ( Read more... )

As I think everyone figured out by now, my mom, brother and brother's girlfriend came for a week. We did Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at ours, but otherwise, London was our oyster. They had a great time and we managed to eat a different cuisine pretty much every day they were here. Not really too much to say else ( Read more... )

While I'm waiting for work stuff to upload, rather than complain about the fact that I'm working on my day off while my family is at the pub, I thought I'd post about something a little more uplifting.

You've heard of NaNoWriMo and NaBloPoMo, but have you heard of WoYoPracMoI hadn't either and am super tempted - the only thing is that I know that ( Read more... )

• the mad dash for the 7:45 bus to yoga is starting to become something of a habit. Need to get myself better organised to leave a bit more wiggle room
  
• turn in my contract assessment tomorrow and then immediately turn to the three papers due 08 Jan (7,500 words in total)
  
• did I mention I need to get myself more organised? Wondering how I'm going to ( Read more... )

One of the things that tends to happen when R leaves me by myself for several days running is that I mope and fuss and generally don't get a lot done. I've been trying to make a concious effort to have the exact opposite happen this time, and must say that I am very pleased with the results so far (minus the minor hiccup last night that led to me ( Read more... )

So, yesterday I went to my usual yoga class - was feeling a little stiff due to some mega gardening the day before**, but that's not unusual and I just decided to take it kind of easy to warm up slow. . . except it didn't get better. So I started modifying postures in ways that my teacher N had reccomended before and that I use when my body is ( Read more... )