By ryan October 13, 2014 asanas challenging yourself hanumanasana impossible things pigeon props Hello, Psoas! And other impossible things you did today When I started to think about Eka Pada Rajakapotasana, One-legged King Pigeon, it was one of those 'impossible' poses. My body has a...
By ryan June 24, 2014 asanas shoulders Shoulderstand yoga tip tuesdays Yoga Tip Tuesdays: the 'other' shoulderstand When you think of shoulderstand, you probably think of the popular images of someone upside down with their legs ramrod-straight in the air,...
By ryan January 31, 2013 asanas practice Shanna Small Is there anything wrong with asana for asana's sake? Or, Ode to Fancy Asanas I just read this very illuminating and entertaining post that Shanna wrote about whether there is anything wrong with doing asana for asana...
By ryan June 16, 2011 asanas learning teaching Because no 2 yogis are alike! After my class yesterday, I stayed late to ask a question on a difficult transition that we had practiced, that I have been trying - and fai...
By ryan November 04, 2010 asanas parvritta trikonasana Reversing the Triangle Parvritta Trikonasana - reverse triangle pose. Are you one of many who shudder at the thought of this asana? Reverse triangle is the seco...
By ryan August 12, 2010 asanas everyday yoga love Transformation yoga musings Asana and I: A love story Being sick recently with dengue fever has meant that for the last month my asana practice has been completely modified. Stepping to my mat ...
By ryan April 27, 2010 althetes asanas soldiers students teachers teaching Yoga for Soldiers My life here is a little bit out of the ordinary. You got that, right? Anyway, twice a week I teach yoga to small groups of (mostly) men f...
By ryan April 22, 2010 asanas Transformation Evolution This morning I was feeling like a change, and somewhat short on time, so I put on a yoga podcast that I used to enjoy but haven't practi...
By ryan April 20, 2010 ahimsa asanas reflections yamas yoga musings yoga philosophy (It's alright ma) It's only yoga It seems that a lot of yoga practitioners feel a sense of pressure to live some kind of extraordinary life. And when we're not busy fe...
By ryan February 16, 2010 asanas restorative sequences Restorative Flow: Gentle Hi all, I have been offline a lot this week due to overwork, and no connectivity on my internet. When my life runs away with me, I often tu...
By ryan January 19, 2010 asanas Meditation teachers theory in practise yoga musings yoga philosophy This is your real Yoga... Brenda over at Grounding Thru the Sit Bones posted this inspiring post . In it, she says: "Your real Yoga is how you live your life....
By ryan July 27, 2009 asanas handstand Downward-facing Tree 7 months ago I started working on handstand (adho mukha vrksasana - downward facing tree pose. Go figure.) Now, I have never been gymnasti...
By ryan April 20, 2009 asanas everyday yoga theory in practise "Tiny Yogas" - Yoga for everyday I can't remember where I read the term "tiny yogas " (or else I would credit it), but I love the phrase. These refer to the m...