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.

3-31-10 Forward Folds

Flat back, please! Bend your knees if you need to, but let's keep our backs flat and spines extending forward when practicing Uttanasana (forward fold). Remember, reaching the floor does NOT guarantee happiness, so just accept where you are in your practice and be thankful for the progress your body has made!
Tonight's quote: "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." - Senator Alan K. Simpson

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