Welcome to Yogi Sticks!

Do you know your Gomukasana from your Adho Mukha Svanasana? Is your Vrksasana all it can be? And how do you feel about Supta Baddha Konasana? Do you know what I'm even talking about?

Sometimes the Sanskrit - however beautiful it sounds - is not very helpful. So, to encourage my students to expand their yoga practice into their home, I sketch the poses we practice during class on a chart and add the Sanskrit and common name. Hopefully, this is a useful tool to help them along in their yogic journey. I also troll the internet, books, and journals to find interesting articles about yoga and the yogic lifestyle.

3-15-10 Happy Feet, Part 2

More fun with our feet! Above is a drawing of plantar fasciitis - often caused by pronation (rolling the ankles in), wearing the wrong shoes (high heels), and general lack of foot exercise. Take a look at http://www.plantar-fasciitis.org/ for more information. The poses we practiced tonight (as well as last Monday) were chosen specifically for healing and conditioning our feet.
The quote from tonight's class was: "Freedom is the right to be wrong, not the right to do wrong." -Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker

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