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Author Archives: thinkfirst
Take Responsibility for your health
We have many in the class with chronic illnesses of all sorts. By coming to a yoga class you are taking responsibility for your own health. Sometimes a doctor might recommend a yoga class, but not often, so usually each … Continue reading
Winter – the Yin season and New Year’s resolutions
The winter season is the yin time of the year according to Chinese Medicine. Nature sleeps and goes undercover, inside, and underground. Using this theme of the internal yin season, what is the best way to look at our New … Continue reading
Mula Bandha
The first week of December we did a practice that discussed the red light reflex and poses that help us be aware of the muscles that are involved in the reflex and to notice if we have that hunched over … Continue reading
Late Summer and Fall element
In Chinese medicine the late summer season is represented by the Earth element, which focuses on the organs of the stomach and spleen-pancreas. When in balance the earth element emotions are sympathy and nurturing. When we are out of balance … Continue reading
Summer Element – Fire
The season of summer is here. In summer the sun is at the highest point in the sky. This is the most yang time of year. In “the summer” of our own lives or the fire time of our life … Continue reading
Spring New Year
From Leslie: With some ideas and inspiration from Barbara Handclow. I’ve decide to not celebrate New Year’s in January anymore. It’s going to be springtime from now on. Here’s why: The New Year is not January 1st! The new year-the … Continue reading
One of Shelly’s favorites
I don’t know if this is Shelly’s favorite site, but Donna Fahri is one of her favorite yoga teachers and authors. Visit the site to find out more. There is a lovely video of Donna’s flowing version of a sun … Continue reading
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Updog and Cobra
I ran across the wonderful explanation of the difference between updog and cobra. Enjoy!
Our nervous system
What we feel as stress, is the product of the sympathetic nervous system or the “fight or flight” response: an almost instantaneous surge in heart rate, cardiac output, blood pressure, sweating, shallow breathing, combined with a tensing of muscles. Internally, … Continue reading
Knee alignment exercise
Seated Shins in Thighs out Inquiry Sit with left knee bent. Take left hand and press into outer left shin and right hand into inner thigh. Press firmly as you slide heel down into an extended position. Pull knee back … Continue reading
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