Yoga Gypsy

I am sending this to my sister! She needs it, she ...

2012-06-01T10:09:14.003+09:00

I am sending this to my sister! She needs it, she was in so much pain tonight! Thanks!

So so glad I came across your post. Will be doing...

2012-05-23T22:46:14.431+09:00

So so glad I came across your post. Will be doing these moves tonight and in the a.m. to help relieve my pain and symptoms. Will let you know how it is working for me. :)

Congratulations... that is amazing. I think a big...

2012-05-22T17:37:24.252+09:00

Congratulations... that is amazing.

I think a big part of being a good teacher is giving some aspects of that "tool box" to your students. Empowering them to delve into the practice and explore yoga in general. Really lovely post.

Nice post. Keep it up in future also. Thanks Mich...

2012-05-22T16:05:10.463+09:00

Nice post. Keep it up in future also.

Thanks
Michael

@Sergio - thanks for commenting, I'll think ab...

2012-05-22T15:39:24.837+09:00

@Sergio - thanks for commenting, I'll think about your offer!!

@Nikky - glad you found this post... hope some of these exercises help! Stress and overwork can definitely cause wrist pain, especially if you work at a computer!

@Eco - completely! I think it applies to any field...

2012-05-22T11:20:06.063+09:00

@Eco - completely! I think it applies to any field where we are trying to teach or help others. The more tools you have, the better!

@Martina - thanks for stopping by!! That is a nice coincidence. :) I can't wait to see your homepage when it is done!

Dear Breanna, I have just entered Google keywords ...

2012-05-21T09:18:56.327+09:00

Dear Breanna,
I have just entered Google keywords in search of this peculiar Krichnamacharya quote (for my future own homepage ;-)). Your entry was on top, what a nice coincidence! I really appreciate what you write about our training and what it means to us teachers. So true!
All the best on your journey across the world and in the hearts of your Yoga students.
Lots of love and a big hug.
Martina

congratulations!! what a huge accomplishment! :) ...

2012-05-21T07:28:15.089+09:00

congratulations!! what a huge accomplishment! :)

i love what this second stop on your journey has brought you. I understand having more tools in your tool box (it's what we refer to clinical skills in speech therapy land lol).

I just followed you now as I saw your comment on H...

2012-05-17T16:48:44.809+09:00

I just followed you now as I saw your comment on Heal now and Forever. I ws at the doctor two days ago for severe wrist pain. I'm so glad I found this post. Doctor said its due to stress and working too much. I will try those exercises. Thank you

@Heal Now - thanks for the comments! I will give t...

2012-05-16T13:10:25.915+09:00

@Heal Now - thanks for the comments! I will give the video idea a try!

I would like to add: Think Warm. I know, sounds li...

2012-05-09T13:05:39.164+09:00

I would like to add: Think Warm. I know, sounds like some jedi mind stuff but it works. Living in NYC for as long as I did it really does work. I just visualize myself in the hot beach before my yoga practice and with my pranayama it works. Or, eat like a pig and fatten up!

The transition was difficult for me at first as we...

2012-05-03T08:26:46.843+09:00

The transition was difficult for me at first as well. While you have proportionally long legs I have short arms. The distance from my shoulders to elbows is an inch shorter than from the bottom of my neck to the crown of the head. So supported headstand is full headstand for me. I found that it's easier to trasition to bakasana if you roll the weight back to back of the palms, bring the feet back first before bend the elbow to come to bakasana. Once you're in bakasana, you can work on straightening up the arms.

I love these techniques, you should consider makin...

2012-05-01T00:46:25.722+09:00

I love these techniques, you should consider making a video, they would be hard to get with out seeing. i am a visual learner, maybe others are, too!

excellent collection! 110% in agreement — i have y...

2012-04-20T19:02:25.245+09:00

excellent collection! 110% in agreement — i have yet to find anything more powerful for me than a pranayam practice. breathe, breathe, breathe! :D

Hi there, was trying to email you but there is no ...

2012-04-18T05:51:25.829+09:00

Hi there, was trying to email you but there is no form here so I will leave this as a comment. I wanted to reach out to you and see if you ever accept guest posts for your site? I run a site that supports students along their path of becoming a yoga teacher. You can visit it here:

http://yogatrainingguide.com

I would love to submit an article that offers some insights on what to expect from a yoga teacher training or what to look for.

About me: I have been practicing yoga for over twelve years and used to work for Gaiam where I published their Yoga Magazine GAIA.

Also, I am quite savvy when it comes to marketing and business development so if you ever need help with this I would be more then happy to discuss and see if I can offer you some tips.

I look forward to hearing from you.

sergio@yogatrainingguide.com

@ Karuna - how funny and cool! These are all great...

2012-04-12T12:53:39.119+09:00

@ Karuna - how funny and cool! These are all great exercises and can be done every class, as well as any time off the mat!

Life is so synchronistic! I had a yoga student in...

2012-04-12T05:03:32.362+09:00

Life is so synchronistic! I had a yoga student in class just yesterday who was complaining of wrist problems. We did many of these exercises you talk about here in class!

:)

Your blog is very helpful! Thanks!

you answered it in a very good positive way. It r...

2012-03-23T02:26:26.559+09:00

you answered it in a very good positive way. It really cant have one definition besides the easy and simplest one. That yoga was designed so you can live your happiest most fulfilled life, and each person takes it any direction they want. Its for bringing a positive light into your life and being able to share that positive light to others.

http://www.handsofeye.com

It is a real heart and mind opening experience to ...

2012-03-23T02:15:36.645+09:00

It is a real heart and mind opening experience to travel from the comfortable convenient west to places where everyday life are hard uncomfortable and often oppressed. You learn more through experiences like being heart broken and suffering than you do through easy convenience and abundance. Keep spreading the love to all of gods children. Namaste

http://www.handsofeye.com

nice post. its good to see yoga teachers who are l...

2012-03-23T02:09:12.969+09:00

nice post. its good to see yoga teachers who are living and practicing what they are teaching. I always enjoy coming back to a cross legged seated pose after savasana.

http://www.handsofeye.com

you are posting again! yaaayyyyy! :D this is GOOD ...

2012-03-17T04:14:44.057+09:00

you are posting again! yaaayyyyy! :D this is GOOD news, missy. xo.

these are fantastic tips! I especially like the &q...

2012-03-13T05:09:14.019+09:00

these are fantastic tips! I especially like the "bright colours" and getting enough sleep :)

I'm so thrilled that this post has inspired al...

2012-03-12T11:16:47.225+09:00

I'm so thrilled that this post has inspired all these comments. Compassion is a huge foundation of yoga, and it's wonderful to see how it can reach out across the digital world as well!

hey... just been revisiting your blog for the firs...

2012-03-04T01:38:43.478+09:00

hey...
just been revisiting your blog for the first time in ages - and love it just as much!
i didn't see this post before, kind've interesting to read it here because I put out the same question when winter hit here in Pakistan a few months ago. and my question is not just 1. how do I motivate myself, but 2. how do you teach (what do you teach, to keep students safe?) when its cold - and you can't get the room heated as much as you feel it should be..

here's what I worked out so far:
- as others say here in that it worked for me to follow what my body wanted and my usual morning yoga became mostly after-work yoga during the winter.
- secondly for both my own practice & teaching I've changed the pattern of the sequence. found that the practice I can do in the morning or a cooler room in the afternoon is a slow-starting one - so starting from the floor, lots of rolling around, gently getting the body moving - and heating up and moving to standing (usually I'm a very 'up & moving' right off the bat type)
- another strategy has been to really think about energising 'firey' breathing and starting poses - so I've found starting with Kapalabhati for example and a good asana the table-top pose where you extend opposite arm & leg to engage core. kundalini & qi gong inspiration swinging arms and expanding hands, arms, shoulders, toes - movement but without extremes of range giving the body a chance to generate some heat before pushing the muscles.
- employing the heater and being tremendously grateful when the gas ISN'T cutting...
- finally, I have actually just accepted that its winter, and my body wants to eat and sleep more than it wants to move and maybe thats okay. so I have come round to the idea that sleeping or lying in bed enjoying resting and being warm is maybe a reasonable substitute some days - and you can do quite a lot of exploration of the muscles in your body just expanding and contracting bits and pieces

so thats from my side - would love to hear if you had any further thoughts on this yourself!
Amanda

Hello friends! Actually, it's more of a metaph...

2012-02-24T15:12:14.105+09:00

Hello friends! Actually, it's more of a metaphorical home! At the moment I'm back in East Timor again, but I have finished up my year in England and am wondering what the next step will be...

I missed you all too!