Non Movement & the human body A dear friend of mine has been in the hospital for a month and counting and the non-movement of his body makes me think about so much in regards to movement and the human form. I see visual things happening to his body from not moving at all, swelling, edema, and a host of other things I will not go into. I understood before on a different level that Read more…
A few weeks ago a student during my class was clearly having some issue, or pain, and something was going on in certain postures that were very evident to me. I quietly went over to her and asked if everything is ok. She told me that she was having some achiness in her inner thigh area. Her thought process was to try harder and do more in the pose. Pushing and pushing and hoping that Read more…
The perfect shape.. One of the things I get asked is to give very specific instruction on how to get in a yoga pose. I certainly believe there are some instructions I can give to help someone find the pose for themselves and try and make sure all is safe. I do not think I can get someone into some perfect shape of a pose. I think there is no such thing as a perfect Read more…