Last week I had a pretty amazing savasana yoga experience. I was in a class at Lifesource Yoga with Deirdre Sargent, and she led us through a fun practice with lots of stretches and hip openers. She has a great way of structuring the class so it is challenging for some and restorative for others. more…

The other day my yoga instructor had us start out class in Savasana pose. The first thing that popped into my head was; I hope this means we still get to do it at the end of class. She wanted to mix things up, and get the class out of our normal routine. If you more…

The other night in yoga class, we went from standing split pose to airplane pose, which, if you have ever done it before, is really hard to do and still keep your balance. Airplane pose is not one of my favorites. You have to stand on one leg, raise the other leg behind you, and more…

The other night in yoga class, we were in wide-legged forward bend (Prasarita Padottanasana), where the goal is to get your head to touch the floor. If you can imagine, my head is nowhere near the floor. The yoga instructor told us not to worry about getting our heads to the floor, but to do more…

I had another small victory in yoga class yesterday. I pulled off side angle plank with no knee to the ground. Normally, when I go into side angle plank, I can hold it for just a few seconds, and then I wimp out and put my knee down. Yesterday, as I moved into the pose, more…

I started taking yoga about five years ago and fell in love with it. Not only was it a great workout, it was just what I needed to stretch and strengthen my back, and it provided a much needed sense of calm at that time in my life. Unfortunately, I was swallowed up by my more…