This was my very first blog post; it appeared on mindbodygreen in 2013. Going to a yoga class is a great opportunity to learn from a teacher and to be in community. It also doesn’t require much initiative–you get a place to be and a time to be there, and someone telling you what to […]
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Yes! You can do yoga in the bathtub! Warning: the tub is not the best place for your standing poses. In fact, PLEASE do not do any standing poses (or inversions!!) in a full bathtub at all. And of course you must exercise caution even still; the tub is a slippery spot. I will confess–there […]
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Bazinga! This will not be about how yoga makes you lose weight, because I don’t believe it necessarily does (see last week’s post on yoga as adaptogen). I have had more meat on my bones than ever before since I started practicing yoga. Maybe that’s the yoga; maybe it’s just because I am over 40 […]
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Bedroom Yoga Sanctuary I practice yoga six days a week, mostly at home. I go to class about once per week. There is a space at the foot of the bed that is just big enough for my mat. There is a cabinet for my props. There is a blank patch of wall for […]
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