By Deb Radloff
Are you new to yoga? Have you been going to a yoga class, but find that you experience persistent or even increasing pain? Have you had a bad experience with a particular teacher who either gave you an adjustment that didn’t feel right, or were being told to put yourself in a pose that you were not ready for? Read more »
By Jim Catapano
As a follow-up to last month’s article on Asana Etiquette, here is a supplement list of things you absolutely should NOT ever do.
DO NOT:
- Suck your thumb during Happy Baby Pose
Not a therapy session!
By Jim Catapano
[January 2009] issue of Yoga Journal features an article on etiquette tips designed to enhance your Yoga practice, and make sure you don’t screw up anyone else’s. I will now go through some of the points and give my own commentary.
1. Get there early. Read more »
By Bo Chang, aka Miss Bite Size
First, Miss Bite Size would like to clarify this: When folks talk about ashtanga yoga, they may not be talking about the same thing!
When you go to practice Ashtanga on a mat in a studio or a gym, you’re practicing Pattabhi Jois’s system of Ashtanga Yoga, a school of Vinyasa Yoga. It’s a specific school of physical practice (an awesome, challenging and beautiful one).
The ashtanga I’m talking about here translates as “eight limbs” and comes from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
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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.
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Big Gay Ice Cream Truck T-shirt
Miss Bite Size bought an awesome fun T-shirt to support her friend, Doug in his quest to spread much joy via his ice cream truck.
Stories of fun adventures aboard Big Gay Ice Cream Truck will follow soon. Meanwhile, check out www.biggayicecreamtruck.com!
From Merrian-Webster’s Online Dictionary
Main Entry: yo·ga
Pronunciation: \’yō-gə\
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit, literally, yoking, from yunakti he yokes; akin to Latin jungere to join
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From: Miss Bite Size
To: Our daaah-ling readers (as opposed to Our Dear Leader),
Super lovely Shelley Adelle shared her practice of Tadasana (Mountain Pose) with Bite Size. Yay! Thanks to Shelley!
Shelley’s Tadasana
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