Author Archives: MSH Yoga

In Working your Balance!,  I discussed the importance of practicing poses that support your sense of balance.  Balance is so important as we age, to help prevent injuries from falls! To develop your balance, there are two more important points to consider and tools you can use to increase your sense of balance. First, drishti, inContinue reading “Don’t Lose Your Balance!”

It’s been awhile since I’ve written. I’m hoping to get back into the swing of my blogging, after a busy few months!  When I look back at the last two blog entries, I recall (it really has been awhile!) that I had been writing about the first Limb of the 8 Limbs of yoga, theContinue reading “Asteya, Brahmacharya, Apariagrapha: The Last 3 Yamas”

For many of us, sitting with a friend, sharing a cup of coffee, or taking a walk though the park together, and having a good chat is one of the best ways to spend time.  Connecting with people and sharing our thoughts, our dreams, our hopes is a blessing to nurture. A huge part ofContinue reading “Nothing but the Truth!”

More and more people seem to be adding yoga to their daily routine.  What is it about yoga that our society finds intriguing, to begin with, and often, more and more satisfying, as the practice of this ancient Hindu spiritual discipline, finds its way into the mind, body, and spirit of the new practitioner?  PerhapsContinue reading “One Life, One Practice, One Breath”

As we age we can begin to lose our sense of balance.  To maintain your balance various sensory and motor systems need to be in good working order.  Vision is important to perceive direction and motion.  The vestibular system, found in the inner ear, is required to monitor motion and provide orientation clues, such asContinue reading “Working Your Balance”

A couple of months ago, my daughter got married.  It was a ‘destination wedding’, so we were away in a sunny warm climate by the Caribbean Sea. I asked her if she would like me to plan a ‘wedding morning’ yoga practice for her.  Always a lover of physical activity, she said she would enjoyContinue reading “Open Your Heart”

Three poses that to me, form the backbone of my yoga practice are the Warrior poses: Warrior I, II, and III. You might wonder, with yoga being such a introspective, calming, and gentle way of life, from where does this Warrior theme arise?  When I am in any of the Warrior poses I have aContinue reading “Finding Your Warrior Within”

How do you start your day? Finding routines that spark positivity and optimism can really set the tone for our day.  I recently watched a video blog on a site called Sixtyandme.com: How Changing My Morning Routine Changed my Life! http://sixtyandme.com/how-changing-my-morning-routine-changed-my-life/ The suggestions were: Don’t Press the Snooze Button!  Get up as soon as yourContinue reading “Getting a Great Start to your Day!”

Last time we began to lay the foundation for a strong yoga practice with meditation.  How did it go? If you are like most of people, and if you are new to meditation, you may have found your mind jumping, and wandering all over the place.  Maybe you felt frustrated and  said, “Meditation isn’t forContinue reading “Warming it up!”

“Yoga takes you into the present moment.  The only place where life exists.” –Unknown The mind loves to run off in different directions: one minute following a thought of plans for the upcoming weekend; the next moment replaying an argument with a spouse, a friend, or a colleague from 2 weeks ago. One moment pullingContinue reading “Be Here Now!”