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.

11-8 Shoulder Flexibility and Stability

Take it easy on your shoulders - they are complicated and easily made cranky! Personally, my shoulders and I are still getting to know each other...and are relationship is not an easy one! But, I always feel more relaxed after working through some of the tension that builds up around my shoulders, neck, and upper back.

There are dozens of traditional poses that focus on the shoulders. I like the Yoga Journal website: www.yogajournal.com/poses/finder/anatomical_focus/shoulders. There is a list of poses, along with photos and instructions, specific for shoulder work. Browse through to revisit some favorites, or find new "tricks" to try.

Quote from tonight: "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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