I believe that inversions are an important part of asana practice. But what do you do if these poses are inappropriate for you?

We should practice these seated forward bends everyday until we can fold forward in Pascimottanasana easily and clasp our hands around our feet. 

If you are strong and do a lot of push-ups, or burpees, then Caturanga is not a big deal.  But you don’t have to have really buff arms to do this pose. 

The moment you come to realize the body’s limitations, then you can work to transcend it. Otherwise there is no transformation.

September 2, 2023

Last week, I said: "In yoga practice we should not bypass any part of ourselves." What does that mean?

Practicing one pose every day can actually lead to injury, especially if there is something wrong in your alignment or the actions you are doing in the pose.

The purpose of the practice was just to reset the legs, to keep them in a state of yoga. But one of the benefits of the practice was that it cured my nighttime leg cramps.

We were practicing Virabhadrasana III in class last week. After class a student asked if she could goal post her arms in Vira II instead of reaching them overhead. Read my answer here.

Last week there was some discussion in class about "extending the trunk out" over the front leg in Utthita Trikonasana as opposed to just "reaching the hand down".