
Nov 12, 2009
Like a Bug in a Rug Or a Bear in a Cave: Rest and Digest Part 2
So, it’s not raining as much this week. Rain is perfect weather for restorative yoga. You can curl up in the midday cool darkness of a cloudy sky with the sound of the rain on the roof and windows, dive under a pile of blankets and call it “exercise”. Yes, this is what I love. Well, even though the weather isn’t quite supporting us: It is getting cool! And the leaves are... read more Oct 16, 2009
Public Displays of Stretching Part 3: A Mixtape of Desk-Time Relief
For this installment of at work yoga: a miscellaneous prize bag of sweet moves some of which may even require you to hop right up out of the chair! Try a gentle twist. Start in the chair yoga position (for direction see installment one). Inhale fully and as you exhale, twist to the right. Keep your chin in place allowing the twist to move up the body, starting at the belly and moving up through the... read more Sep 22, 2009
Twist and Shout for the Rain
The rain makes me sleep deeply and wake frequently. I’m both relaxed and don’t want to miss the smell of the cool air blowing between the curtains and the sound on the ceiling like grains of rice pouring over my head. The weather makes me get up earlier, drink my coffee slower and breath in it’s aroma like I’ve remembered how to smell after months of heat and nothingness. Like... read more

