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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.

11-15 Breath Awareness, 11-17 Feet, and 11-24 Side Body

This set of poses was inspired by my weekend workshop with Tias Little. Always move with the breath and remember that sometimes small movements with awareness are often more constructive (and instructive) than big, fancy poses! Look for more series from Tias in the future!

Quote: "Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls." -Mother Teresa Feet are soooo critical in every aspect of life. We spend so much time in restrictive shoes and on hard, even surfaces. This spells trouble for ankles, knees, hips, and on up the line. So take some time each day to stretch your feet.

Aristotle provided the quote for tonight's practice: "Happiness is an act of virtue in a complete life."

These flows were designed to move with the breath - one pose moving with the inhale and the partner pose moving with the exhale. Take the time to notice where the breath leads you - is it constricted somewhere? What does the breath do to the spine? Can your breath lead you to more comfort in the pose? This kind of moving meditation allow us to develop a mind that clings to nothing.
Quote from practice: "The most wasted of all days is that during which one has not laughed."
-Nicolas de Chamfort

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