When someone’s good energy lifts you up Have you ever been in a subway car, checkout line or any other place with lots of people and suddenly noticed a shift in the energy of the place when one person with really good posture and energy entered it? I don’t mean the kind of person who… Continue reading Finding your center line
Category: yoga
Hitting your mark in sun salutations
I was watching a group of beginning yoga students struggling with sun salutations. It wasn't my class. The students looked stressed and perplexed as the teacher told them to do things that clearly were physically impossible for them to do. The teacher kept going, ignoring the obvious fact that no one in the class could… Continue reading Hitting your mark in sun salutations
How age is an advantage in yoga
While popular imagery makes it seem like yoga is for the young, fast and agile; mastering yoga takes the kind of calm, deliberate attention shown by mature adults. Older people often excel at yoga because it requires a steady, disciplined approach to make progress. The person who has managed to master a career, mentor others… Continue reading How age is an advantage in yoga