Physical Practice ~ Asana
Listen To Your Body First, Your Teacher Second
Long-time yoga teachers tell me tales of how students have passed out in their classes, thrown up, sprained a ligament, even broken bones. As my Saudi friend, newly arrived in the U.S., gasped at me once when I showed her vinyasas involving arm balances, “This isn’t yoga, this is exercise!” In particular, the intensely heated, high cardio, deep stretch classes that progress quickly without significant warm-up do have a bit of a reputation for students Read more…