One member of our yoga community - Carolyn Rodis – does yoga in essentially two places. When she is in So Co she is a regular on Wed and Sat at Galesville Hall. That’s about ten months of the year.

When not in So Co she lives at her other residence. Now take a look at her veranda and see her view when she does her yoga outside!!!

YES, we will all be going there soon for a yoga workshop!!! It will be the longest workshop in yoga history!!!!!

You have probably heard about Blue Zones, i.e. places where people live longer with an enhanced quality of life. Sociologists and wellness professionals study such places and regularly report on them.

Recently one such blue zone article was written about a town in MN that was adopting 4 practices to increase longevity and vitality:

1) Eat more fruits and vegetables

2) When possible, walk instead of drive

3) Be productive and socially active in the later years of life

4) Seek inner fulfillment

I do not think they intended their list to be exhaustive – just a good way to begin.

What practices and ideas would you add? What do think think contributes to a longer, healthier, happier life?

Look forward to hearing your thoughts and sharing some as well.

Here is a short (5 min), informal talk about how yoga asanas differ from regular exercise such as sports and games.

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Are you slipping off your mat – do your hands and feet become sweat factories (not an uncommon phenomenon in our Strength & Fitness classes) – is it hard to hold certain poses because you can’t grip your mat?

What recourse do you take?

a) Rub your hands on your pants or shirt every two minutes?

b) Rub your hands on your neighbor’s pants when they are working too hard to care?

c) Use non-slip hand and feet add-ons like Yoga Paws or Yoga Toes etc?

d) One person uses a special teri-cloth towel the size of a yoga mat that has a non-slip bottom so it perfectly covers and adheres to the mat.

e) I have seen some use chalk (like rock climbers do), though afterwards the mat is a bit messy(!)

f) Ignore it and pretend it is not happening – i.e. the ancient mind-over-matter approach.

Tell us your tricks of the trade, tales, or struggles – whichever is most relevant…