Posts Tagged ‘sun salutations’

the daily minimum, at home

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Wednesday I shared a basic ten (ok, fifteen) minute class to practice at home. Today we have a slightly more vigorous ashtanga-based option. We call it “the daily minimum.” If you are just beginning to practice at home, make sure to the same things you’d do in a class. Turn off your phone. Take a [...]


how to slide pranayama into your day

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I try to do five minutes of pranayama in the morning or before bed. If I’m energetic, I just sit down and do it. If I’m exhausted, I make my way into legs up the wall and rest there a few minutes. Then I begin some gentle pranayama. If it’s morning, I might sit up afterward and do more vigorous pranayama if I have time, and end with a savanasa (corpse pose). If you don’t have five minutes?