Deep Backbending Prep #2
Happy Birthday Swami Vivekananda
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What a source of inspiration he has been to my life. He is the first person who brought Vedanta philosophy & Yoga to the West in 1893 (the year this photo was taken)... So many favorite quote to live by hard to choose just one! But this one pretty much sums it up.... Do not say I am bad, say I am good but be better ~ Swami Vivekananda
A few thoughts on Yoga Injuries.
I recently read a couple of interesting articles....
Yoga Injuries: The Bigger Picture from The Yoga Journal which was a response to "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" article published in the NY times.
I can only speak from my experience. I have yet to acquire a yoga related injury... I practice often & sometimes quite deep but I always listen to my body and my breath. I believe strongly in knowing your students well enough to assess their physical & ego related weaknesses as well as their strengths. One of the hardest tasks as a teacher is insisting a student not continue deeper in a pose or that they should avoid certain poses until ready..... oddly enough, the occasional student will ignore or question your advice. As teachers we are here not only to train the body but owe it to our students to teach them how to check their egos for the sake of their body. One of my favorite quotes being.... 'Never sacrifice the body for the glory of the pose.' At the end of the day: you can lead a horse to water.... but you can't make it drink.
Play safe! I would if I were you :)
XoOXoOXoXOoXoOXoOXoOXoX
M
Yoga Injuries: The Bigger Picture from The Yoga Journal which was a response to "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body" article published in the NY times.
I can only speak from my experience. I have yet to acquire a yoga related injury... I practice often & sometimes quite deep but I always listen to my body and my breath. I believe strongly in knowing your students well enough to assess their physical & ego related weaknesses as well as their strengths. One of the hardest tasks as a teacher is insisting a student not continue deeper in a pose or that they should avoid certain poses until ready..... oddly enough, the occasional student will ignore or question your advice. As teachers we are here not only to train the body but owe it to our students to teach them how to check their egos for the sake of their body. One of my favorite quotes being.... 'Never sacrifice the body for the glory of the pose.' At the end of the day: you can lead a horse to water.... but you can't make it drink.
Play safe! I would if I were you :)
XoOXoOXoXOoXoOXoOXoOXoX
M
More backbending !
High Speed Backbending!
Here’s my newest video. Looking forward to the back bending workshop nest weekend….Big shout out to my AmAzInG husband Steven and his video editing skills ! XoOXoOXoXOOXoOX
Is this the cutest video in the world?
Tytan needs a trip to Florida!
Live the life you love…. Yoga nidra can help!
Yoga nidra for healthy manifestation by Michelle Rubin
Enjoy this yoga nidra meditation designed to retrain our subconscious to let go of negative habitual tendencies, thoughts & behavior. This was the first style of yoga I ever practiced. Back in the early 80′s a friend of my moms introduced me to yoga nidra tapes as a remedy to my insomnia. I had suffered from insomnia from infant-hood…. I can still remember my Grandma Tillie’s tales of the one grandchild (me) out of ten that she just couldn’t rock to sleep no matter how long she tried. I have found nidra to be a helpful practice for insomnia as well as mind control. I gave been blesses to live the life I have always dreamed of….. And hold nidra partial responsible for my ability to not allow fear, expectation or negative thoughts to hold me back. Live the life you want to live…. Yoga nidra can help!
Upward cock pose
Watch: “Occupy Wall Street.”
Cold Kicker & Radiation Drink
Been getting allot of requests for these well used and proven natural "neo-citron" & immune system booster... and since this full moon has up i thought I should re-share. B.well! XoOxoOxoOX