Floating through life’s challenges: Navasana This week’s pose is a real crowd pleaser…ummmm, well, not really. It’s usually done with a scrunched face while holding the breath. So let’s see what we can do to bring a little ease to this classic asana. (Be sure to download the pdf of this tip sheet at the […]
Asana tip sheet #17 – Ashtavakrasana
This pose is named after Ashtavakra who was born with eight (ashta) bends (vakra) in his body. The legend goes that while in the womb he laughed at his father’s pronunciation of the Vedic texts. The father cursed the son for laughing and the child was born crippled. Sage Ashtavakra went on to become a […]
Asana tip sheet #26 – Salabhasana
Although we’re calling this pose salabhasana (sometimes written ‘shalabhasana’), in certain traditions it’s called belly-down navasana. I personally attribute this pose with helping me to heal a lifetime of back pain, which is, in fact, what brought me to yoga. In the beginning I could barely lift up off the ground, and couldn’t sustain the […]