by Debra Darvick | Mar 3, 2014 | Asanas
For years, the yoga posture known as “wall dog” stymied me. There are two versions. In the first, you bend at the waist, feet on the floor, torso flat and elongated, arms straight, palms flat against the wall. The second version is more challenging: arms...
by Debra Darvick | Oct 12, 2013 | Asanas, Musings
When I get to yoga class just under the wire, I often think about Ping, the duck in Marjorie Flack’s children’s book. As I sign in, my name last on the list, I anticipate an imaginary whack on the back, like the one Ping received each evening when he...
by Debra Darvick | Jul 29, 2013 | Asanas, Read the Spirit
Warrior is one of the first asanas (poses) that beginning yoga students learn, and one that all students continue to perfect over the years. The stance: back leg is straight, front leg is bent at 90 degree angle with knee “tracking” toward pinkie of the...
by Debra Darvick | Feb 25, 2013 | Asanas
According to many in the fields of holistic and integrative medicine, our experiences –physical, mental, and emotional — leave their imprint upon our cells. The term, cellular memory has been coined to describe this phenomenon. There are massage and other...
by Debra Darvick | Nov 30, 2012 | Asanas
The posture wasn’t comfortable to sustain. We were seated cross-legged, arms raised above our heads, hands clasped, forearms hugged close to our ears. It was the third rotation of being in this position for what felt like ten minutes but was probably more like three...
by Debra Darvick | Aug 10, 2012 | Asanas
This posture is called “happy baby.” If you’ve ever been around infants, you’ll know why. Once these delicious little beings gain some sense of their own bodies, you’ll often find them tummies up, grasping their delicious little feet with...
