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Care for Yourself, Care for Others, Care for your Back

It’s been a few weeks now since we have been able to come together at AASY for lessons and practice; and it will be at least a few weeks more.  Many are reporting positive outcomes during our Stay Home, Stay Safe lifestyle – more reading, more cooking, more prayer, practice, and gratitude. Everyone is facing a new schedule in life with new tensions and fears, and benefits.

Now is the time!  Let ‘s find time to really take care of ourselves and each other.

Cycle through all our practice guidance posts regularly while we are shuttered, and join the conversation in each one.  We miss being together.  The encouragement and fellowship we’ve lost by not getting together in class can be abated by communicating about our practice here.  We want to hear from you!

Continue reading “Take Care”

Lately we are all dealing with something we can’t see.  The coronavirus is invisible. The ramifications of something invisible are very real indeed.  The practice below guides us to explore the “invisible” in positive ways.

Today’s practice guidance post is one all of you can attempt, including beginners and Gentle Yoga students. If a posture in any section of the practice is beyond your grasp just skip it, and repeat previous ones or move on.  A few more advanced asanas are added to each section so all levels of students can feel competent and challenged. Read over the entire post before you begin.  When practicing refer to your device or printed copy as little as possible to keep yourself moving inward.  Review the information first, then start the practice.

Continue reading “Follow your breath. It will lead you to new places, and stabilize where you are.”

If you’re stuck at home without your typical yoga props, consider substituting regular household items instead! In the video, Becca shares some things around her house that you could use instead of the standard yoga props. Get creative! The sequence provided has photos of Becca using these household items to support her asana practice. Big thanks to Clayton, (Becca’s great husband), for his camera work, and to David, (Irish Wolfhound), for modeling his version of Savasana.

Continue reading “DIY Yoga Props”