 Bobcat stretching by Charles Glatzer |
Yoga practice in Yellowstone Park
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A Cat Stretch
Kurmasana – The tortoise
If this Hubble telescope image had to be described in a story might be told as the churning of the cosmic sea of milk. Maybe that is where this Hindu myth originated, from the spiraling cosmos itself.
Source: Hubblesite.org
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Gomukhasana
What is it about a cow that makes us feel that all is right with the world? For my daughter she believes that cows are loving critters. She has been collecting cow stuff for years and her room looks like a shrine of sorts for cows. She had the opportunity of having her own calf for a period of time and spent a great deal of time with her cow Nikki. She said that she loved her cow because he loved her back.
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Autumn and the Lungs
In the Chinese 5 element system Autumn corresponds to the metal element and to the organs Lungs and Large intestine. The emotion associated with this season is grief.
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Kundalini energy
One of the programs I listen to regularly while working around the house is Sounds True: Insights at the Edge. A recent interview was with Dr Lawrence Edwards on Kundalini energy.
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Mountains and Rivers
According to yoga philosophy, within everything there is a consciousness and quality- not only in humans and animals, but also in natural phenomena like rivers, mountains and trees.
From Myths of the Asanas
Holding up the world mountain
Ustrasana – Camel Pose
We have little proverbs and sayings in English like –
Don’t judge a book by its cover, or
He who laughs last, laughs best or
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
Any of these could be the moral to this Indian proverb about a camel:
Mother Theresa Quote
The quote that I (Shelly) used in class on Tuesday is actually taken from Mother Teresa. I would like to use her original quote. 
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Dandasana – Staff pose
Danda means staff or stick in Sanskrit. A staff has the meaning of support.
The musical staff supports and identifies the notes in a piece of music.
The staff in an office or school are the people that support the mission of the school or business.
The staff here in the gym are the teachers, the front desk and trainers. We support the clients in achieving their goals.
The staff used by a hiker supports him going up and down steep areas.
A staff is a tool used by a shepherd.
A staff can be a ceremonial tool to show who is the king, queen, emperor or pharaoh.
A staff is a weapon in many traditional hand to hand combat venues.
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