Ashtanga yoga and nutrition

Ashtanga yoga and nutrition

When I started practicing yoga 37 years ago it was clear a yogi is a vegetarian....

"No pain, no gain." So true, so wrong.

"No pain, no gain." So true, so wrong.

"No pain, no gain." This is a core sentence in the Ashtanga  yoga community...

Halleluja, I practiced.

Halleluja, I practiced.

With this practice this morning the summer break is over. Friday still means that...

I daydreamed that I practice

I daydreamed that I practice

We are at home again. This one month in the US was great. Yet in not one single...

Focus is the process

Focus is the process

Today my practice was painful again. I needed breaks. This is absolutely OK for...

I take the steps

I take the steps

I take the steps of the subway entries, I take the steps at home. I need strong...

I progress again, and this shall be my focus

I progress again, and this shall be my focus

This was my supta kurmasana in 2014.(Facebook excavates all these old pictures....

Pashasana

Pashasana

There are always alternatives. Instead of pashasana I practice the above pose. It...

My current supta kurmasana

My current supta kurmasana

"Do what is possible."What can be seen in the picture is possible. I'm so far away...

Instead of eka pada sirsasana

Instead of eka pada sirsasana

This is the pose I was recommended to practice instead of eka pada sirsasana. This...

Relieved beyond imagination

Relieved beyond imagination

Today it was already a tiny bit easier to get up at 5am.I went again to a Mysore...

I return as an invalid.

I return as an invalid.

I must have slept a bit last night, but not much. Again and again I woke up, I tossed...

Painful and frustrating

Painful and frustrating

This picture shows me about 5 or 6 years ago. This pose would still be possible...