This time of year can feel like a nourishing soup for the soul: As we celebrate the harvest season here in the Bay Area, the days of Diwali begin and then blend into Halloween with the Day of the Dead close behind. We are celebrating the season at Adeline Yoga with an ofrenda for BKS … [Read more...] about Fall Celebrations at Adeline Yoga: Our Ofrenda for BKS Iyengar
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Yoga Fundamentals
To get the benefits of the yoga practice, you have to do it nearly every day. The role of class is build your knowledge. It is the daily practice at home that gives time for building flexibility, strength and quiet inside. When you are new to yoga, it is a good idea to start practicing right … [Read more...] about Yoga Fundamentals
Good Enough
by Peggy Kwisuk Hong you do not have to be strong enough nor limber enough nor smart enough you do not have to have the perfect balance of firmness and flexibility you do not have to have the answer to every problem you do not have to know it all by heart there is no such thing as … [Read more...] about Good Enough
Survey of Yoga Students Correlates Home Practice with Health and Happiness
Shared with the permission of blog author and Adeline Yoga Community member Marc Rumminger of http://www.marcsala.blogspot.com/ In his legendary “The Physiology of Taste“, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin writes “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” A recent survey of Iyengar … [Read more...] about Survey of Yoga Students Correlates Home Practice with Health and Happiness
Can You Get the Benefits of Yoga – even if you don’t have a “yoga body”?
Often we get inquiries from potential students about whether they can do yoga due to their age and physical limitations. The answer is YES. The popular image of an American yoga practitioner is extremely narrow. You do not need to young, fit, rich or white to practice yoga. You can practice at … [Read more...] about Can You Get the Benefits of Yoga – even if you don’t have a “yoga body”?