September 2011
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Doing yoga 3 times a week is REALLY DIFFERENT from...
—enlightened rediscovery, yan, 2 minutes into kripalu yoga today
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Are Yogasms Real? →
All the more reason to do yoga!
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Best part of yoga class...
…is when the instructor comes to you during savasana and massages your weakest, achiest joints. I wonder if yoga instructors can tell where people have injuries by watching how people do yoga.
—Karin
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With eyes closed
Wonderful yoga class today, though I really miss Emma. Indrani’s style is great as well, especially after a week of no yoga (noga…sad). Emma has suggested doing sun salutes with eyes closed—it’s a completely different experience! Sun salutes are not my favorite things to do in yoga, I must admit, but closing my eyes makes it feel more private. I find that I can really...
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Be grateful for your good health and strong body.
And remember that at any given point, it can be taken away.
—Karin
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Advanced Crow Scissor Legs!! →
GUYS. one day we will be able to do this all the way. soon.
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Thoughts on rushing to-and-from class
this term, yan and i both have class immediately after yoga on tues/thurs. Because of the way gym class is scheduled compared to academic classes, there is only 10 minutes to get to our next class as opposed to the normal 15, so we have to leave yoga early in order to make sure we have time to wash our hand and change before our next class. Yesterday’s class made me really sad about this,...
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Yoga Mats Falling out of Favor →
But…a wooden or tile floor is so slippery!
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Benefits of being in the first row--
head and back masssages!! :D
—yan
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Anatomy & Yoga Poses
mymotivationforabettertomorrow:
These photos came from : Yoga Anatomy
The other ones that looked good were:
The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume I
The Key Poses of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume II
wow this is so cool i’m geeking out so hard right now!
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How do you convince friends to try yoga?
I’ve been working on two friends, one with no yoga experience at all and the other who has taken one yoga class and described it as “the most miserable experience in my life.” (Granted, the one class he took was intermediate to advanced power yoga.) The one with no experience at all clocks in around 6’5”, and the one with one yoga class experience has had double...
