Today marks the start of a new month. This was an opportunity to think about a focus. It immediately occurred to me that I could work on my strength. I have two books about planks in my Kindle library. One is by Sean Vigue and it’s called ‘Thirty days of Planks’. That’s inspiration enough for […]
A new month begins. This reminded me that I wanted to see again whether my backbends have improved. There are so many aspects to backbends. Some have actually improved. Others I will have to and want to work on more intensively. What has improved in urdhva dhanurasana is that the hands are closer to the […]
The vinyasas are probably the most strenuous part of the 1st Ashtanga Yoga series. At some point I gave up jumping through after each pose. But I want to slowly build up the strength to do the vinyasas again. I will use the method of small steps. On Friday I realized that I can hold […]
The next variation is the side planks. Sean places his top foot on the floor. This makes it easier to balance. But you don’t have to do this. For me, this pose is a preparation for Vasishasana, the first pose in the 3rd Ashtanga yoga series. I don’t want to make the balance any easier […]
Why do we fall out of the headstand? The better the technique, the less strength we need to hold the body in the pose. The straighter the body is, the more correct the position. The abdominal muscles are tensed to provide stability. The breath remains calm. The eyes remain relaxed. I can see from the […]
Let’s start with the terminology. There is the baby crow, the crow and the crane. In Sanskrit, the three asanas are called bala kakasana, kakasana and bakasana. You need strength to perform these three asanas. The muscles of the entire body are trained. The upper body carries the weight of the whole body. The abdomen […]
I read a very interesting book at the weekend. It’s called ‘The art of practice’ and was written by a juggler called Laido Dittmar. Laido Dittmar works for the Cinque du Soleil. I came across him via a Facebook ad. The book is not available on Amazon. This is also not an affiliate link. The […]
I read a very interesting book at the weekend. It’s called ‘The art of practice’ and was written by a juggler called Laido Dittmar. Laido Dittmar works for the Cinque du Soleil. I came across him via a Facebook ad. The book is not available on Amazon. This is also not an affiliate link. The […]
From Sirsasana to vrschikasana: The devil must have been riding me when I signed up for the 2-hour workshop and wished to learn how to go from headstand to scorpion. I worked on my headstand in February. I can hold it for three minutes. I tend to get bored. Unfortunately, after three minutes I fall […]
The steps to get into Scorpio: 1. get into a headstand. 2. bend your legs over, knees flexed. The feet are side by side. 3. open your hands and place your palms on the floor. 4. the next step is the most difficult: roll your head onto your forehead and push yourself up. This requires […]
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