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.

BKS Iyengar Video

This is BKS Iyengar moving through several amazing postures in 1938. Clearly, not attainable to many (ok, most) of us in this lifetime, but you have to be in awe of the control, strength, and commitment this type of physical exertion must take. It just goes to show that the more you learn about yoga, the more you realize what a beginner you are.

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