I have mentioned before that I don’t like to know the time during yoga as it distracts me in ways I don’t appreciate. https://wp.me/s8idub-patience This has led to my not wearing a watch during class.  It is too tempting to check the time, and is not how I want to shape my yoga practice. This… Continue reading Watch

For the past few weeks, we have been considering the various elements in yoga.  In the most recent class, our theme was balance–the joining of the various elements in our practice.  This led to more balance poses than usual (and I am still not very good at those) but also integrating the various elements into… Continue reading Balance

We have been working on the various elements in yoga recently. The final element was Space. As I understood it, that has to do with connections and relationships. Well! That was apparently all I needed to send my mind in a million directions. And lately I have been doing much better at focusing on yoga… Continue reading Space

This was our word of the day.  We put it into play as we entered some poses twice, pausing after the first time to consider what we might change.  I did come to realize that you never enter the exact same pose twice. It is also true that I focused on my yoga more than… Continue reading Reflect

Yoga was directed by the word allow. My instructor said this had to do with allowing one’s body to move into new positions and to allow for possibility. My immediate response was that my week had much to do with resistance. As I spent time on my mat, I thought about this disconnect. I participated… Continue reading Allow?