Now that the season has turned, it is DARK and FREEZING (ok, 50 degrees F) when I walk to the studio in the morning. It’s like someone turned a switch last Monday or so and it was fall. I love fall, though. But pretty mush only during the day. At 6 am (still nighttime, IMO), [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Brrrr. . .
Posted in Ashtanga, yoga on 25 September 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What does it take to blog every day?
Posted in work, writing about writing, yoga on 20 September 2007 | 8 Comments »
Some might say dedication, commitment, etc, but I think in reality it usually comes down to two things: (1) a strong interest in your chosen topic, and (2) a very boring desk job where you can get away with updating your personal blog and passing it off as work.
Hm. I certainly have a strong [...]
Yoga + Capitalism = ???
Posted in Ashtanga, flow yoga, life, ridiculousness, teaching, yoga on 10 September 2007 | 2 Comments »
The September intensive I was scheduled to to teach has been canceled due to lack of enrollment. Pooh. This will provide me with more time to sleep, but damn, I was looking forward to teaching. But then again, another morning intensive is scheduled for October, so I may soon have another opportunity, [...]
The Magic Dropback Tool
Posted in Ashtanga, Primary Series, asana, backbending, second series, yoga on 7 September 2007 | 5 Comments »
Two-inch thick ugly, plasticky 1×1 1/2 foot foam pads. I have no idea what they’re normally supposed to be used for, but they’re amazing. Take a stack of them (I like to start with 4) and stack them on the floor up next to a wall. Stand facing away from the wall [...]
How to get up at 5 am?
Posted in Ashtanga, coffee, life, teaching, yoga on 5 September 2007 | 6 Comments »
Starting next week, I’ll be teaching a beginners intensive series which meets at 6 am (SIX AY EM!) Monday-Friday. Dear god. Not only to I have to be awake by 6 am, I have to be lucid that early. Lucid and articulate, even. That means I have to get up at 5-ish [...]
