In yoga practice, the breath is the one, most important factor in your practice, and yet it’s probably the most neglected and ignored aspect of beginners’ practice sessions. It took me about a year of yoga practice to really feel how much difference the breath made in deepening the poses and gaining more flexbility.
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Archive for March, 2009
Don’t Neglect the Breath
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Relieving Headaches With Yoga
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Specific yoga postures can help relieve a wide variety of ailments. I do not profess to have any medical knowledge, however, my personal yoga practice and time as an instructor has shown me that certain poses release tension through the neck and back, and this can aid in conquering a headache.
Start with the Easy Pose [...]
Warmer Means Deeper, right?
Posted in fitness, practice, yoga on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Experts often disagree about whether a practice room should be warmer or cooler during yoga practice. Some say the extremely warm rooms (90 degrees plus, such as in Bikram Yoga) breed bacteria, while others say practitioners need a warm room to deepen the stretches and prevent injury. My personal choice is to have a room that [...]
Back in Business
Posted in Uncategorized on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After nearly four months out of action due to a broken foot, I’m happy to say that I’m back to teaching two classes a week at the Bangor Y in Bangor, Maine. My regular teaching slot of 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays was graciously filled for weeks and weeks by my fellow Y instructors. [...]
