by Solaluna | May 9, 2014 | Attention, Practice, Simple Yoga
by Eric Stewart Over the past several months I’ve been growing my hair out. As a result, after decades of a short, low-maintenance haircut, I’ve become reacquainted with tangles and knots, and therefore with combing. There’s a direct and profound...
by Solaluna | May 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
by Eric Stewart This week, I’ve recorded a practice that’s good for developing focus and clear attention. It involves bringing awareness to physical sensations. Giving yourself a chance to notice simple sensations develops the ability to stay alert for...
by Solaluna | Apr 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m writing this from New York City, where I’m doing a course on nerves– using manual techniques to release restrictions around and in nerve fibers, which allows them to lengthen. The workshop is led by one of my favorite instructors, and I’m...
by Solaluna | Apr 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
by Eric Stewart For many beginning and intermediate students, plank poses and arm balances are among the most difficult asanas to learn. Maintaining strength in the arms and activation of the abdomen can appear to be the key to learning such poses. Yet when people ask...
by Solaluna | Apr 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
We are thrilled to announce two new classes– one meditation, one yoga– on Monday evenings that are donation-based. All proceeds from these classes will go to local non-profit organizations. The yoga class will be from 5:30-6:30 PM. Instruction for this...
by Solaluna | Apr 7, 2014 | Attention, Beginner, Body Awareness, Simple Yoga
by Eric Stewart Yoga in America is a busy, buzzing thing. It’s astonishing how widespread the practice has become, and how many forms have proliferated over the past ten or twenty years. Particular kinds of yoga have become especially entwined in popular...
by Solaluna | Mar 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Please see the blog post, “A Simple Sequence” for the basic/beginner version of this sequence. Once comfortable with that, try this expanded version. Note that if squatting in malasana (#2 and #7) isn’t available to you (because of a knee injury,...
by Solaluna | Mar 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
As a yoga teacher, I’ve sometimes been asked by students to recommend DVD’s for doing yoga at home. My training and experience don’t happen to include practicing with DVD’s, so I feel somewhat unqualified to answer. At the same time, whenever I...
by Solaluna | Mar 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Would you like to find a practice that doesn’t take long but has big effects? If so, I can imagine some reasons you might be interested might be interested. It could be that… a) you’re looking for an effective way to develop strength and flexibility....
by Solaluna | Feb 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
by Chelsea Doohan Last Fall, Eric wrote about the joys (and agonies) of practicing yoga in the morning (you can read it here). This is a good time to mention that Solaluna is currently offering free early morning practice sessions three days a week for those so...
