Why is it always the sweatiest guys that feel like they have the right to freely use your yoga mat? In class this weekend the drenched guy next to me used half my mat in frog pose, without even asking. What? I know of no other context where someone would do this. Can you imagine [...]
My post about getting migraines after doing power yoga or hot yoga seems to have struck a cord. I guess I’m not the only one who leaves a hot yoga class with a pounding headache! Migraine sufferers keep hearing about the benefits of yoga on their headaches, but maybe they need more information about what [...]
I used to be the yoga equivalent of a gym-rat, going to class as often as I could. Sometimes the class was great, sometimes it was not at all what I needed that day. But at least I felt like I could check yoga off my todo list. Then I had a baby, and 90 [...]
Lately a few friends have asked me where to find a good yoga class if you’ve never done yoga before. I LOVE questions like these! I’m always excited when people are interested in yoga, especially newbies. Is this how missionaries feel when they find someone willing to listen? If you’re new to yoga it’s really [...]
I made a second attempt at a power yoga class at Haute Yoga today, wanting to test my theory that power yoga in a hot room can be a migraine trigger. Today was the last day of my two week introductory pass, so I’ve obviously not been too keen on testing this theory… I made [...]
Last week I decided to check out a new (well, newish) yoga studio in Seattle, Haute Yoga on Queen Anne. They offer hot yoga and power yoga classes, and despite the groan-inducing name and Lululemon profile they have a good list of teachers. When I got there the staff at the front desk were friendly, [...]
I wasn’t inspired to continue Dave Farmar’s podcast today, so I decided to do the 15 minute Ashtanga short form from David Swenson’s Ashtanga Yoga practice book. (This usually takes me about half an hour…) I switched some of the suggested poses: after the Suryas I did Trik, Parsva, and Prasarita C, followed by Marichy [...]
Wishing a healthy happy new year to everyone! The beginning of a new year always feels like a fresh start, even if I usually don’t make any new year’s resolutions. I want to use this January to recommit to my yoga practice and try to get on the mat every day. December was not a [...]
There seems to be a yoga studio on every corner in Seattle. Just in my neighborhood there are three. Then why is it so hard to find a new yoga teacher? I have slowly started practicing yoga again after having my baby. When looking up the class schedule at my regular studio I discovered that [...]
Sometimes it seems like the Lululemon uniform is unavoidable. I have a few Lululemon pants myself that I really like, but I also have a handful of other yoga pants in rotation that I love. And these days, who wants to spend close to $100 on a pair of yoga pants? Here are some of my favorites: [...]
