I love practicing on moon days. I’m not supposed to practice at all, so I can do anything I want! Ha ha ha!
Archive for August, 2007
Moon Days
Posted in Ashtanga, asana, flow yoga, home practice, yoga on 28 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A Socially Engaged Studio
Posted in culture, politics, privilege, spirituality, yoga on 23 August 2007 | 5 Comments »
My last post and all the comments on it have me thinking about why two of my major passions- – social justice and yoga- – are so distant from each other. They certainly shouldn’t have to be, yet most yoga studios are so disengaged from the communities around them–they simply fit into a classic [...]
My Citta’s all Vrtti.
Posted in culture, emotions, life, politics, privilege, racism, spirituality, yoga on 21 August 2007 | 9 Comments »
My yoga teacher said something that made me really angry the other day, and now my head is all in the mud about going to the studio. Fantastic. Should I even try to explain what he said so this makes sense?
Why not.
Ok, first some background information. The yoga studio is located in [...]
Mindbody Meltdown
Posted in Ashtanga, emotions, life, stress, teacher training, work, yoga on 16 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, my body aches, but this isn’t the usual Ashtanga-induced soreness here and there. I’m having a whole bodymind shift. I think it’s largely related to having a new job–new routine, new stimulation, new questions, new people, new environment. So naturally, my body and my mind have reacted. I have the [...]
Adjustments
Posted in Ashtanga, adjustments, asana, teacher training, yoga on 16 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Because TT students are taking turns assisting in the Mysore classes, I’m getting lots of extra adjustments. I love it! I want to be adjusted in some postures–Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana, Prasarita Padottanasana C, Virabhadrasana II and so on–every day! I think over the long term, that could get a little ridiculous, but [...]
Musings on TT, Balance, and Gratitude
Posted in Ashtanga, emotions, gratitude, life, philosophy, teacher training, yoga, yoga sutras on 13 August 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Teacher Training has become much more tolerable now that I’ve gotten into the rhythm of things. Enjoyable even. Aaah. The organization, uh, style (minimalistic) is still a little crazy-making, but the content is good, the students are fun, the teachers know what they’re talking about, and all is generally well. [...]
To sleep, perchance to dream. . .
Posted in dreams, home practice, life, stress, work, yoga on 9 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I absolutely could not drag myself out of bed this morning. My body felt. . . well, kind of dead, like when you have a bad flu. Just heavy, heavy all over. So I slept in for another hour and a half, really needing the extra rest, but then I just had [...]
A&V Update
Posted in Ashtanga, emotions, philosophy, yoga, yoga sutras on 6 August 2007 | 1 Comment »
I think I’m doing a little better at giving myself up to the process of my yoga without getting all caught up in what I think I should be getting out of it. It’s not easy. It seems soooo simple–just let go–but it’s not. One thing that has helped is just being more appreciative of [...]
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. . .
Posted in Ashtanga, kirtan, life, teacher training, yoga on 4 August 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Kirtan is the best! I was having a kind of crappy, stressed-out day today, but then we had a potluck and kirtan at the studio with David on harmonium and a musician named Blair on Tabla, and all the TT and other students singing, and aaaaaah, I feel so much better. Food and music. Hells [...]
Oy. . .
Posted in Ashtanga, asana, ridiculousness, teacher training, yoga on 3 August 2007 | 2 Comments »
First day of TT today. We did five hours of asana from Surya Namaskara A. Five hours!!! Five postures! AAAAAAGH! What is this, Iyengar. . . ?
I’ve got to figure out a way to keep my blood sugar up during those six-hour classes, or I am going to be one cranky, cranky girl. Crankier than [...]
