Well, I've been on the bench for five weeks, going on six. I'm hoping this is my last week off, because I miss my yoga, and I'm becoming a chunky little monkey. As soon as I'm back on my mat, I'm hoping to share more yoga experiences here.
Again, I apologize for the dry spell!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Happy V-Day, fellow yogis!
How do I love yoga? Let me count the ways...
A top ten list:
10. Yoga has gotten me in touch with my inner ballerina...even my girlfriends are impressed by my splits. And I still can't believe I can do them!
9. When I'm doing yoga, I'm not thinking about the bills I need to pay, the yardwork I need to do, or the toilet I need to get fixed.
8. Yoga makes me feel alive.
7. Yoga has helped me transform my body.
6. Practicing yoga helps me to remember how incredibly blessed I am.
5. Yoga challenges my mind, body, and soul.
4. Yoga gives me the opportunity to stop and breathe.
3. Yoga reminds me to love myself and love others, even when I'm not so happy about me, and when all hell is breaking loose in my world.
2. Yoga is like a prayer, a moving meditation. It reminds me of my connection to God and the Universe.
1. Yoga just feels GOOD!!!
A top ten list:
10. Yoga has gotten me in touch with my inner ballerina...even my girlfriends are impressed by my splits. And I still can't believe I can do them!
9. When I'm doing yoga, I'm not thinking about the bills I need to pay, the yardwork I need to do, or the toilet I need to get fixed.
8. Yoga makes me feel alive.
7. Yoga has helped me transform my body.
6. Practicing yoga helps me to remember how incredibly blessed I am.
5. Yoga challenges my mind, body, and soul.
4. Yoga gives me the opportunity to stop and breathe.
3. Yoga reminds me to love myself and love others, even when I'm not so happy about me, and when all hell is breaking loose in my world.
2. Yoga is like a prayer, a moving meditation. It reminds me of my connection to God and the Universe.
1. Yoga just feels GOOD!!!
Friday, February 1, 2008
Dolly: Everyone's Hero of the Month!
First, let me say that I continue to be impressed by the creative energy behind Asana Activewear. Not only is this start-up owned by two of the genuinely nicest people, not only are the clothes fantabulous, but the new Web site is what Web 2.0 is all about: a community of like-minded people.
So hats off to the Asana Activewear family, and hats off to Dolly Stavros for being chosen as the site's first Hero of the Month. I can't think of anyone else more deserving, I really can't.
So hats off to the Asana Activewear family, and hats off to Dolly Stavros for being chosen as the site's first Hero of the Month. I can't think of anyone else more deserving, I really can't.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tried-n-True: Lily Lotus Om Karma Cargo Pant
I originally bought these pants from Asana Activewear (for the studded OM, of course!) 
thinking they'd be supercute for lounging around or running errands. But after lounging 'round in them two or three times and seeing not only how comfy they are, but how they retain their shape, I thought, hey, I think I can actually practice in these! And so I did.
The verdict? My new favorite pants for yoga! And home! With boots! Without! You know how sometimes you buy pants for practice and practice in them, and they aren't what you thought they'd be? Well, these were brilliant in practice...no annoying seams, no bagging in the knees or seat. I walked into class and walked out in them still looking and feeling good. Two big thumbs up from me! And now that I've discovered a similar style from Lily Lotus, I think I'm going to buy those too.
Sidenote on Lily Lotus: I love, love, love this line. It's modern, edgy yoga wear. You could definitely wear it to class or just out and about and look fantastic. Selection is pared down, but crazysexycool.
thinking they'd be supercute for lounging around or running errands. But after lounging 'round in them two or three times and seeing not only how comfy they are, but how they retain their shape, I thought, hey, I think I can actually practice in these! And so I did.The verdict? My new favorite pants for yoga! And home! With boots! Without! You know how sometimes you buy pants for practice and practice in them, and they aren't what you thought they'd be? Well, these were brilliant in practice...no annoying seams, no bagging in the knees or seat. I walked into class and walked out in them still looking and feeling good. Two big thumbs up from me! And now that I've discovered a similar style from Lily Lotus, I think I'm going to buy those too.
Sidenote on Lily Lotus: I love, love, love this line. It's modern, edgy yoga wear. You could definitely wear it to class or just out and about and look fantastic. Selection is pared down, but crazysexycool.
Kudos to Cay
Dolly is irreplaceable; that is a given. So I do feel for new instructors or subs who have to step into her classes. But having said that, let me just say how thrilled I am that Cay is the one who is taking over Dolly's Thursday morning Power Vinyasa class. She is one of a handful of of my favorites...and I've never really taken a class with her before. However, I did go through teacher training with her, and was very impressed with her tone while teaching as well as her yoga...she rocks the arm balances!
Anyway, today was our first Thursday with her, and class was challenging, inspiring, and invigorating. Not bad considering I rolled into class on about four hours of sleep (When your boy calls, sleep can wait. I'll sleep plenty when I'm dead). Cay has a lovely, soothing voice and I love her language: "give it all you've got," "just two more breaths," etc. She pushes gently and reminds you that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel.
Her sequencing was great; we warmed up with some classic Sun Sals, and we did splits of every sort: Standing Splits, Splits Prep, full Splits, Flying Splits, so I was a happy girl. I need lots of splits and deep hamstring stretches to counter (or complement) all the lunging and squatting I'm doing at the gym. It feels good (well, sometimes, not really), but I know too much or not enough of one or the other will leave me underdeveloped in the hamstrings, or overdeveloped and too tight. So when I can get a lot of stretching and hamstring work in yoga, I can hit it hard in the gym and not feel like I'm locking up.
But back to Cay. Music was also excellent, the kind you need to get you moving at 5:45am. Classic and trance-y yoga tracks, plus a lovely Savasana track. By that point, I was so pleasantly exhausted I could've slept right there on the floor for a bit without a care in the world. So hats off to Cay for a wonderful first day. Class was sparse, which is always the case when Dolly is absent, but I think once the most of the regulars take a class with Cay, they'll all be back.
Anyway, today was our first Thursday with her, and class was challenging, inspiring, and invigorating. Not bad considering I rolled into class on about four hours of sleep (When your boy calls, sleep can wait. I'll sleep plenty when I'm dead). Cay has a lovely, soothing voice and I love her language: "give it all you've got," "just two more breaths," etc. She pushes gently and reminds you that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel.
Her sequencing was great; we warmed up with some classic Sun Sals, and we did splits of every sort: Standing Splits, Splits Prep, full Splits, Flying Splits, so I was a happy girl. I need lots of splits and deep hamstring stretches to counter (or complement) all the lunging and squatting I'm doing at the gym. It feels good (well, sometimes, not really), but I know too much or not enough of one or the other will leave me underdeveloped in the hamstrings, or overdeveloped and too tight. So when I can get a lot of stretching and hamstring work in yoga, I can hit it hard in the gym and not feel like I'm locking up.
But back to Cay. Music was also excellent, the kind you need to get you moving at 5:45am. Classic and trance-y yoga tracks, plus a lovely Savasana track. By that point, I was so pleasantly exhausted I could've slept right there on the floor for a bit without a care in the world. So hats off to Cay for a wonderful first day. Class was sparse, which is always the case when Dolly is absent, but I think once the most of the regulars take a class with Cay, they'll all be back.
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