Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
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Babycrow is a fledgling yogini living in UK. Blogs, like yoga practice, simply reflect a moment in time and are always a work in progress, and babycrow is very aware that many of her thoughts will remain half-formed for some time while she catches up with herself: her understanding of yoga, like her execution of asanas, is changing all the time.
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
4d ago
At university when I was struggling to complete my final exams owing to a double combo of ill health and a painful wrist injury my tutor sent me a note (haha pre-email days!) that said ‘courage — in a French accent’. I loved it. I think of it still when things get tricky. It made ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
3w ago
I am still struck by the poignancy of my dad’s late in life wondering about where he belonged, where he fitted in — maybe if he fitted in, even. I have felt this throughout my life too and, were it not for the nonplussed confusion on my mum’s face, I could easily have assumed it ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
1M ago
My parents are aging. Although they are doing OK, I watch them negotiate the new challenges of their increasing years. There are social changes as their friendship circle diminishes (I don’t think I need to spell that one out more). Physical changes in aging bodies with joint issues and weaker muscles and lowered energy, hearing ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
1M ago
In my online Veda class recently we fell into a group discussion about the challenges of sending our chant recordings to the teacher, the vulnerability of being obviously sh*t at something and doing it anyway, the importance of feedback for correction as well as encouragement, the joy of being seen (or heard) especially in these ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
1M ago
I’m still somewhere in the weird, uncharted territory of the grief cycle as it pertains not to an actual death but from a loss of a relationship, namely breaking up with my long-time yoga teacher. It’s not a socially-acceptable kind of grief and likely sounds all cultish and dependent and creepy to anyone not in ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
2M ago
I’m having a lot of dreams at the moment, bad dreams (nightmares even) from which I wake up in a sweat with my heart beating hard, sometimes just a sense of unease or sometimes full-on panic. My first moments of consciousness swirl me back into reality, pulling me out of some strange situation or emotional ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
3M ago
I saw a thing on social media today. Looking at it one way, it was just a dumb marketing message. Looking at it another way, it was a teaching from my teacher’s teacher on the three things that make a good teacher: And then this bit of advice: “Once we have found a qualified teacher ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
3M ago
I’ve written before how I could swear my handstand trainer has a degree is psychology. He seems to know the right thing to say, how to motivate and encourage even while remaining super-strict about form and attention to detail. Now that I’m a bit wiser or more experienced with physical trainers (not just lofty yoga ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
3M ago
Years ago (when we were all younger!) my teacher would often do a breakout time in his vinyasa class to allow people to practise handstand against the wall. He would come around the room ensuring everyone was working to their level and had an appropriate challenge. When he got to me he kindly asked “can ..read more
Babycrowyoga – my yoga journey
4M ago
I just came back from a Yin class. It was a ‘treat’ from Hubby. I say ‘treat’ with a tone of cynicism as I’m not super keen on going to yoga classes at the moment. It’s not that they’re bad in themselves, please don’t misunderstand me. It’s just recent history with yoga studios and what ..read more