à la carte spirit by ilona fried
bringing awareness to the menu of life
handstand
Meet My Guru: Handstand (Part II)
I shared the news of my out-of-the-blue handstand with my yoga teacher the following week. The moment the words flew out of my mouth, I knew I should have kept mum. “Great!” she beamed. “Let’s see you do it today.” Nothing can kill handstand like performance anxiety. Midway through class, she had us bring our … Continue reading
Meet my Guru: Handstand (Part I)
I’ve been an intermittent yogi for maybe ten years. Most of that time I considered yoga a form of exercise and stress relief rather than a spiritual practice. If there was a pose I didn’t like or didn’t think I could do, I’d either skip it, try something easier, or not hold it for as … Continue reading
à la carte spirit by ilona fried 
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