Confession time: I missed yesterday. I had a fun (late) night on Saturday, which lead to a late start to the morning. I had a vintage market I wanted to go to, and by the time I got home, I was exhausted. I took a nap for a bit, went out to get groceries, madeRead more
My dudes, I really effed up my leg yesterday. I don’t know if it was the pigeon or… well, I think it was the pigeon. My right upper/inner thigh is in a lot of pain through my hip, causing me to almost limp when I walk. I think it was also the fact that IRead more
Happy Friday! The video I chose today featured a nice and simple vinyasa flow, and while doing it, it actually clicked. The “one breath one movement” wasn’t stilted or paused, it felt truly like a fluid melding of the two. A lot of times, I would take a breath in or out because I wasRead more
Today I got a voicemail from my chiropractor telling me that she misses me and that they’d love to see me again! Funny, because I was just thinking I miss going in to see them. I really do love seeing the chiro, I just wish that my insurance would cover more of it. When IRead more
Today was a different day than the others so far in this yoga challenge. Most Wednesdays I go to dance practice a little over an hour away – so after work, I usually jump straight in my car with my Starbucks and head directly there, which is exactly what I did today. No time forRead more
ALRIGHT. Yesterday’s practice did something not amazing to my lower back and I think I know what it was. In the middle of the video, there was the section that had you move from crescent lunge to han prep and back and forth. That was it. My tailbone has felt out of wack all day.Read more
This evening, one of my friends texted me to ask for a yoga video recommendation for someone with sore hips. Perfect! This helped me decide what type of video to find for my thirteenth day in my 30-day streak. I found a gentle one for beginners for him, since that’s what he requested, and thenRead more
Can yoga heal scoliosis? Well, no, only surgery can correct a spine to be a straight line, but yoga can help strengthen the muscles in your back to reduce pain. This article from 2014 in Medical News Today says that there has been research done with evidence pointing to a reduction in curves in aRead more
Chester could not leave me alone today. He was walking all around me during my yoga practice this afternoon, talking and sniffing and climbing all over me. I chose two videos today aimed at stomach pain — I woke up with a tummy ache! — and he was doing his best to help distract meRead more
Even with the best intentions, sometimes plans don’t go as expected. Yesterday I promised myself that I’d do a long, relaxing yoga video in my living room in the cool air conditioning, but a normal Friday shift turned into an 11-hour shift and I was more than exhausted once I finally got back to myRead more