Category Archives: downwarddog
Yoga Home
We just finished moving, and hope not to do it again for about 400 years. Everything about it is disorienting. Three weeks before the move, I’d already lost books, clothes, and files I still needed every day. They were… Continue reading
Posted in bridgepose, downwarddog, moving, newhome, savasana, Yoga
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Best Friend Poses
Some asanas are like friends, and I have two kinds. The first is the easy kind, the kind I love to be with no matter how low I am or high I am; no matter how angry, sad, or… Continue reading
Amazement
I mentioned a while ago that my lovely man had a tumor in his eye. We have, as a result, roller-coastered through diagnosis and treatment, spending time on many of the 18 floors of Princess Margaret, the largest cancer hospital… Continue reading
Posted in amazement, downwarddog, humanstrength, resiliance, Yoga
Tagged cancer
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Expanding the Definition of Yoga
Like most North Americans, I first met yoga as a physical practice, a sport. Unlike most sports in my life, yoga combines strength and flexibility, which is like some kind of magic trick after years of activities (trail running, cycling,… Continue reading
Posted in asana, deepekchopra, downwarddog, mediation, pranayama, sunsalutations, Yoga
Tagged Beginner's yoga, breathing, kristin shepherd, meditation, pranayama, Yoga, yoga humor
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