Posts tagged Yoga
Phyllis Sues is 89 years old. I’ve taken many mixed level yoga classes with her, and man, can she do more than hold her own among a class full of LA yoga types a fraction her age. Her longevity and vitality is undoubtedly a result of her activities. Inspiration beyond words.
What every patient should be prescribed. Unfortunately, it’s so much easier to take a pill.
Santosha
The art of contentment. Being content with what you already have. Letting go of wants.
(via: yogapractice)
Medicare covers yoga for heart disease
“Hospitals can now bill Medicare for their patient’s yoga & group discussion sessions because the Ornish program is an approved intensive cardiac rehab program. There are four components to the program: nutrition, stress management, moderate exercise and group support.”
I stress therefore I Yoga
(via: urbanyogagirl)
You can see, over and over, people seeing rises in sex hormones — particularly in testosterone — brain waves getting zipped up in the same way that lovers’ brains look when they’re in deep pleasure. There have been beautiful studies that show even fast breathing can produce strong states of sexual arousal. And just recently, there were studies in India where they looked at married couples who took up yoga and surveyed them before and after. Across the board, it’s improvement in desire, arousal, orgasm, overall satisfaction. Men have better erections. Women feel more emotional closeness with partners. It definitely does lots of good stuff.
A little support, please.
Most of us hit a point in our lives where we want to be fully self-sufficient, to not have to rely on anybody to get by. This is motivated by a well-meaning desire to be independent and responsible. Unfortunately, it’s slightly misguided. The reality is, we all need a little support, someone to lean on during hard times, to give us strength when we feel overwhelmed or exhausted. Even if, technically, we COULD do it alone, it feels so much better to not HAVE to. Of course, reaching out for support is challenging for so many people, especially when we’ve been conditioned to doing everything on our own.
We see this scenario play out in our practices. We struggle to get through a challenging pose because our pride doesn’t want to rely on a block or prop to give us a little support. Unfortunately, we end up sacrificing our comfort and safety. Many of us will feel like we’re achieving by “doing the pose”, but when I look around a class and see misshapen forms and grimaced faces, I see a lost opportunity for relief and greater pleasure.
For various physical reasons, I’ve chosen to add blocks back to my triangle and side angle poses in recent months. My body feels so much better expressing the pose to my fullest potential than it would struggling to have my hand on the floor. I’m happy that my yoga practice has taught me to take a step back and seek help when doing otherwise would create unnecessary pain.
I wonder if yoga has also taught you to be motivated by what you feel rather than what we want others to see? If you haven’t yet, you should try it. It’s quite liberating.
Anti-Aging Secrets From Yoga Superstars
Inspiration for aging with true beauty & grace.
In my translation of Bhagavad Gita, “yoga” is translated as “discipline”, which I’m reminded of as I came across the quote above.
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