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.

2-10-10 Spine Care


Poses are not always what they seem - sometimes the simplest poses make the most difference. This is the case for poses we practiced tonight, like Rock the Clock (while on your back, knees bent, slowly tilt your tailbone from the 12 o'clock position to the 6 o'clock several times, then from 3 to 9 several times, and then go around the clock face). This movement acts as a pump for our spinal oils, moving them up and down the spine, bathing it with these most precious oils. Subtle movements can provide huge benefits - remember it is a yoga practice, not a yoga performance!
Quote from the class: "It is not death a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live." - Marcus Aurelius


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