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.

5-10-2010 Empty Your "Junk Drawer"

I found the basics of this practice in the new Yoga Journal - and just loved the description: "You know your junk drawer at home? The pelvis is like the body's junk drawer. Whenever you don't know what to do with a feeling or experience, you put it there." So, time for some spring cleaning! Opening your hips will release negative emotions, improve alignment, and if done slowly and with awareness, can be quite delicious!

Quote for tonight: "Of all the commodities we value, only time is non-renewable. Use it well."

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