My New Mat
I finally purchased my new yoga mat. It isn’t the one that I was planning on buying but it is really nice. I ended up getting a Lululemon brand, (more…)
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Favorite Poses
Crow
Bakasana
Downward Dog
Adho Mukha Svanasana
Wheel
Chakrasana
Eight-Angle
Astavakrasana
Corpse Pose
Shavasana
Headstand
Sirsasana
Head Standing Bridge
Setu Banda Shirsasana
Dancer's Pose
Natarajasana
Yoga Blog
Good Book
I recently found this book by Ray Long. It is called The Key Muscles of Yoga. The images in the book are great to help one understand (more…)
Ujjayi Breath
When practicing yoga, breathing properly plays a very important role. I practice Ujjayi breath. It is often described as sounding like the ocean breathing in and (more…)
Mantras
The goal during yoga practice is to leave all of your normal thoughts out of your practice. This gives your mind a break from the constant chatter that goes on (more…)
Do MEN do yoga?
When most people think of yoga, I can tell they tend to think of women stretching. You don’t have to be as fit as the men shown in this video (more…)
Quickie Yoga Break
Most of us find ourselves sitting for a good portion of our day. If you are having one of those days here are a couple of good poses you can do in five minutes
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About
Hi! My name is Gina. I live in a sailboat at the harbor in Oceanside, California. I am married and have two children. We also have a live-aboard cat named Toulouse.
I am currently a full-time student at the Academy of Art University. I got the bug to go back to school in the Fall of 2014 to work toward obtaining a BA in Web Design and New Media.
I first practiced yoga about 20 years ago. I was an avid yogi for a few years but then got caught up in my career and stopped practicing. Since then I have gone through periods of practice and times of yoga-drought. After a long spell of non-practicing years, at the age of 50 I really began to feel changes in my physical being. I had lost a lot of flexibility and could feel my strength dwindling quickly, not to mention the few extra pounds that are sneaking on. I have also been branded as a bearer of Ulcerative Colitis and after taking medications for nine years, have decided to have a go a being medicine free. This is what brought me back to yoga about five months ago in September 2015. My first few weeks were very hard. My muscles shook and struggled through many classes. It amazes me though how much progress I have already made, inside and out. There will always be more room for improvement but I am happy to feel strong again and to actually be able to hold myself calmly in so many poses.
I have also felt a great deal of improvement with focus. As an online student, and working from home, there can be many distractions but I find it much easier to work productively now than before I started back to yoga.
I decided to share some tips, thoughts and “how-tos” on yoga in general and perhaps even tell you how my personal progress is going.
Namaste