by Rodney Yee | January 24th, 2008 | Comments (2)
topic: Yoga | tags: alignment, deepen-your-yoga-practice, mountain-pose, yoga-for-beginners, yoga_positions
Mountain Pose is about learning to stand on your feet and connect to Mother Earth. It is about finding the alignment of your skeleton and subtly moving in and out of a fluid center.
For those who are not familiar with this pose, it is just physically standing up with your feet together and arms ... read more
by Rodney Yee | January 16th, 2008 | Comments (2)
topic: Personal Growth, Yoga | tags: breath, breathing-exercises, savasana
Back in my college days I took a music listening course, thinking that it would be an enjoyable easy credit. Little did I know that I would be required to listen to hours of music not of my choice, and listen for structure and story, and then be tested on my analysis of the ... read more
by Rodney Yee | January 9th, 2008 | Comments (1)
topic: Personal Growth, Yoga | tags: change, happiness, joy, resolutions
There is a light white blanket on the earth this morning. Colleen was laughing at the excitement of the California kids. It is beautiful, and quite a dramatic change. All of a sudden so many different activities are possible… sledding, snowball fights, building snowmen, skiing and snowboarding. A new perspective cloaks ... read more
by Rodney Yee | January 3rd, 2008 | Comments (1)
topic: Personal Growth, Yoga | tags: awareness, meditation, resolutions, willpower
“Be the change you want to see in the world.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
New Years resolutions are upon us. Some of us no longer sit down and write them out or even give them much thought. Too many times we have been resolute on New Years Day, only to see our determination fade ... read more
by Rodney Yee | December 12th, 2007 | Comments (0)
topic: Personal Growth, Yoga | tags: anxiety, holidays, meditation
This ability to sit with what arises in your meditation and constantly pull yourself back to awareness of your breath and posture can be a second -by-second sanctuary, the eye of the storm that allows you to live life more fully. And the holidays can unfold with the nuggets of joy they were meant to possess. In fact, you can reveal sparks of divinity.
