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.

5-2 Standing Poses and 5-4 Moon Salutation variation

Just a general class exploring some of the more common standing poses, building strength and practicing alignment. If you haven't tried downward facing dog with your heels up the wall, give it a try. It changes the entire feel of the dog...in a good way.

The quote for tonight is actually a Sanskrit chant (translated): "May all beings in all realms experience joy."

I think there are probably as many variations on the Moon Salutation as there are yogis practicing. To me, a moon salutation should revovle around the side body (whereas Sun Salutations are usually front/back body focused). So starting with Mountain and working through forward fold, then reversing the poses back to mountain (first one side, then the other) creates a version of a moon salutation. Be creative and do what feels good!

Tonight's quote is about attitude: "There is no duty we so much under-rate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world." -Robert Louis Stevenson

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