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Dating Guru
By Dayle Pivetta
Have you recently found yourself fretting over which yoga outfit you’re going to wear to practice, how your pants make your butt look in down dog, or if your favorite mala brings out your eyes, or just makes you look fat? You’re not alone- you have a yoga crush… who hasn’t? And probably, not just with any yogi, but with your favorite yoga teacher! Never fear, the dating guru is here! Read more »
Asana (Definition, Please!)
From Wiktionary
Etymology
From Sanskrit आसन (”’sitting down’”) < आस (”‘to sit down’”)
Noun
asana (plural asanas)
A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga. Read more »
Ask Ganesh
- Hi, I’m Ganesh. Ask me something.
Ganesh, MD, RYT, PYT, is the powerful god of good fortune, a patrondeity of the arts, and the lord of beginnings. He puts obstacles in your path so that you may learn from them, and then takes them away (when he remembers to). He is also a licensed therapist and teaches Vinyasa Yoga to special needs populations…specifically, Yoga students with elephant heads.
Happy May everyone! They say April Showers bring May Flowers. Unfortunately, I have Hay Fever and with a trunk like mine? I have to stay clear of outdoor activities for a few weeks, or risk showering everyone with snot. Although some people do like that. Because Read more »
Yoga Text Message Shorthand And Emoticons
By Jim Catapano and Bo Chang
OSSSO Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om
PS Patanjali’s Sutras
NTE Namaste
BBL Back Bending Later?
LMAO Laughing My Asana Off
OOL Oming Out Loud Read more »
A little Sanskrit help from Justin’ Timberlake
By Jim Catapano
Sanskrit Back
I’m bringing Sanskrit back
Them other yogis don’t know how to act
I think you’re special bending behind your back
So twist around and Ill give you a strap.
Take em’ to the Bridge Pose!
Principles of Yoga
by Jim Catapano
As you know, I am an avid student of the intense and violent martial art known as Yoga (pronounced “cheez-bur-grr”). Many have asked, “Jim, what’s Yoga like?” Well, now that I have this forum on the World Wide Net I thought I’d give you a primer on the basics.
1. Yoga was invented in 1968 by Dr. Timothy Leary (father of Dennis Leary from that show about the red truck). Dr. Leary invented the ancient art as a supplement to his LSD practice. His philosophy: “Turn it on, Drop it In, Yoga it up.”
2. Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning “My body can do amazing things. Wanna buy me a drink?”
3. Yoga is about bringing the “Chaka” into alignment with the Nannies and
Gas-ana of the Month
by Dayle Pivetta
Prasarita Padottanasana as practiced by Bite Size’s own bloat-ini Dayle
Standing with my feet about 3 feet apart, I ground the outer edges of my feet, and balance my weight equally between the heel and the ball of the foot. Hands on my hips I inhale with a long straight spine. I imagine the pelvic bowl in my minds eye. The bowl is full of a spicy 3 bean chili that I ate for lunch and on my next exhale I slowly Read more »
