by Rodney Yee | January 30th, 2008 | Comments (1)
topic: Yoga | tags: fear, tree pose, yoga for beginners and yoga positions
It is a classic scene – you trip and fall, and your first knee-jerk reaction is to see if anyone saw you.
When I teach tree pose in yoga class, most everyone looks as if it is a matter of life or death whether they stay up on one leg for the duration. But fear is ... read more
by Rodney Yee | January 24th, 2008 | Comments (2)
topic: Yoga | tags: alignment, deepen your yoga practice, mountain pose, yoga for beginners and 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