Yoga

A big year of little changes in 2025

Posted on by Jean Campbell

  If you have read any of my previous New Year's posts, you know that I don't make New Year's Resolutions anymore because, for me, THEY DON'T WORK. I rely on what I call my New Year's plan. In the past, I have tended to make big plans and commitments. But all too quickly, even these begin to seem difficult to keep up with. Nothing feels more like failing than trying something for 3 days in a row only to decide it's way too much. This year, I'm all about making lots of little... Continue reading

All Work and No Play. . .

Posted on by Jean Campbell

"I saw the angel in the marble, and I carved until I set him free." Michelangelo I began teaching yoga immediately after teacher training graduation in May of 2009, and it was a gift to be able to do so. Many opportunities sprung up, and I wanted to try them all. Before I knew it, I was teaching up to five classes a week in addition to my full-time job and other side work projects. Things I loved were ignored: the puppies were often neglected, my garden was more weeds than herbs, and my house... Continue reading

First Day Back with My Practice

Posted on by Jean Campbell

I did it. Monday afternoon I got it together and actually had a nice yoga practice. The better part of my endurance work was just getting myself set up and on the floor. Fortunately, in my little yoga nook, almost anything I might need is accessible from the floor. I designed it that way because of laziness, I suppose, but it's working out for me now! I performed the beginning of the work suggested in my original broken toe practice except for the modified pigeon pose. I know my psoas—the... Continue reading

My Lame Yoga

Posted on by Jean Campbell

No, this isn't a self-deprecating statement. I created this post some time in the fall of 2013 after an unfortunate incident between my toe and a dumbbell. I developed a yoga practice to be performed without harming my sensitive toesies. My intention was to illustrate yoga poses with photos of myself performing them. My youngest daughter who is IMHO an excellent photographer, was to snap them for me. But life got in the way. My paying gig became more demanding and next thing I knew ADAT... Continue reading