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World Yoga Practice Month

NEWS!!!! NEWS!!!!
It's been quiet around here at WoYoPracMo.
Too quiet.
Which is why I'm announcing that, due to popular demand, July will be another Official WoYo Practice Every Day month, complete with prizes!! I don't know about you, but I'm slacking a little. I need that commitment to daily practice and I would love to have a couple hundred people practicing along and sharing their experiences to give me that little energy boost that I need during these lazy summer months. Maybe you need a little boost too? Maybe you miss reading those daily practice reports? Maybe it's time for you to recommit to being back on the mat every day?

So, who's in? Make a post on your WoYo page, add something to the forum discussions, invite new friends -- let's get the yoga party going again!

If you would like to donate a prize, please contact me on WoYo or email yogagumbo at sign gmail dot com!

We kicked off World Yoga Practice Month on January 1, 2008 with a challenge: practice yoga every day in January. A bunch of yogis and wanna-be yogis signed up, and something amazing happened: the group became more than just a bunch of people stepping onto their yoga mats every day. It became a supportive, inspirational community of yoga practitioners all over the world. We were having so much fun that we decided we didn’t want to give it up at the end of January. February’s theme was “Deepening YOUR Practice.” March's theme was "Grounding." In April, we came up with specific pose sequences to help work our way into particular poses. May's theme was "Kick it Up a Notch." June snuck up on me, so our theme this month is "Keep On Keepin' On" -- whatever is working for you in your yoga practice, keep doing it! And please share your thoughts and experiences in the discussion forums or on your own WoYo blog page. This site is all about the community and connection between us, so don't hesitate to ask questions, give advice and share ideas!!

If you are not into the whole “goal” thing, that’s cool too. Feel free to hang around and check out the blogs and the forums. From Ashtanga to Iyengar, newbies to longtime practitioners, everyone is welcome to join in the fun.

This isn't about competition or winning a prize: this is about finding what works for you, right now, in your own life. As several people have noted, the practice IS the prize!

Namasté,

Yogamum

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A quiet weekend ahead. I'm sitting in the living room, on my own. Will get up soon and do some yoga before the day begins. The sun is shinning. What a delight. Will also go out for a walk along the canal. The busy-ness of these last months slowly settles. Talk about churning up the mud from the bottom of the river. Why do I allow myself to do this over and over again?

Posted by lilalia on July 5th, 2008 at 12:37am — No Comments (Add)

July 4: No Fireworks

In my practice, at least -- I did a short practice this morning in the motel room before everyone woke up and it was a good way to start the day. I felt much calmer and more relaxed all day. I really need to do a vigorous full primary series practice to burn off some of the calories I've consumed. My relatives are all excellent cooks and it's all good heartland food! Tomorrow is my dad's memorial service. I hope to start the day with yoga again to get me centered as we go through an emotional d… Continue

Posted by Yogamum on July 4th, 2008 at 10:37pm — No Comments (Add)

July 4, no podcast today

I felt the need to spend a little more time on precision, and audio practices (at least the ones I listen to) tend to move too fast for that. There's something very centering about drilling down into the 'machine', feeling the bones stack, feeling the muscle encase them, breathing into it and finding out on a lower, detailed level how everything is working, how it all comes together. Unsurprisingly, I'm thinking about how to bring that pin-point attention into other parts of my life, particularl… Continue

Posted by Sisina on July 4th, 2008 at 7:05pm — No Comments (Add)

And repeat...

Last night was a repeat of the previous night's practice except this time I just wore my work clothes. It was too cold in the room and I was too tired to get changed again. At least they were that fantastic cotton with 2% spandex. It was exactly 10 min of practice since hubby was waiting to go to bed (I practice in our spacious bedroom). I did a few of the seated Ashtanga poses again with Ujjayi breathing but a rather uncentered brain. During Janu Sirsasana I couldn't help but pick at my fading… Continue

Posted by SeaStar on July 4th, 2008 at 6:59pm — No Comments (Add)

July so far...

I meant to get a led class in on the 1st and 2nd....but due to various disasters :) I didn't get to. I did a home practice both days. Yesterday, just for spite, I did TWO led classes in a row!! (I'm discovering you can do these things when you own the studio!!) I did a Kundalini class and then a Basic Flow class. I always think the Kundalini class is "no big deal" but she always kicks my butt! It really sneaks up on you! Today I will do a brief home practice before heading off to our July 4th… Continue

Posted by Lisa Gray on July 4th, 2008 at 4:10pm — No Comments (Add)

Day 4 -

In the morning 10 minutes meditation and that was a good idea. Not only the best friend with serious relationship problems calling me, but also at work - a suddenly arising event we have to organise within then days - In the afternoon the hectic begins to overwhelm me. I´m getting louder. Later I felt a bit ashamed - but my colleague just said, he has no objections against a good swearing. Nevertheless I feel very good and active at the moment - that´s not evident, as I have a strong tendency o… Continue

Posted by Silmanja on July 4th, 2008 at 3:57pm — No Comments (Add)

July Challenge: Day 4

Today I did my morning stretches and a few rounds of stretches at my desk during the day. Then the post brought my copy of The Sivananda Companion to Yoga, so when I finished work, I decided to try the first phase of its four-week beginners' programme. It builds up to the Sivananda Basic Session. The first phase involves Savasana, Sukhasana, neck rolls, eye exercises, Kapalabhati, Surya Namaskar, and leg raises. We've done all of these in class except the eye exercises; rather to my surpr… Continue

Posted by Liz W on July 4th, 2008 at 2:44pm — 2 Comments (Add)

July 4: Primary to Supta Kurmasana

Most of Primary; I really didn't want to practice, but I did anyway (benefits of a sequence you can memorize, totally). There's much more about this practice in my formal blog, which sits over here: theyogabum.blogspot.com Apparently, backbends are a place where I can unlearn fear and weakness. How Jedi Knight!

Posted by Patrick on July 4th, 2008 at 12:58pm — No Comments (Add)

July 3 & 4 Moon day

July 3 was Moon day, as a born again ashtangi I now observe it and appreciate it, my body is grateful for the day's rest, that said I still did some nice yin hip openers and some backbending. After sitting in front of a pc all day at work the need to stretch, even on a moon day becomes too great. July 4, Unlike over the Pond it wasn't a holiday here, so practice had to wait until I got home from the labour camp. Full(ish) Primary series, well everything up to Marichyasana D, which… Continue

Posted by Globie on July 4th, 2008 at 12:47pm — No Comments (Add)

Day 25 - Thoughtful Practice

Yesterday night, I was reading a past issue of Fit Yoga Magazine. It had an article on the right alignment on Urdhva Mukah Svanasana, which made me think that in my first 24 days of Yoga Practice I have not given enough thought to exactly what I am doing with each of my limbs and articulations when I move through the Suryas. OK, not to be unfair with myself: of course I think of the postures when I do them, but the ones that require more strength (such as Chaturang… Continue

Posted by Nairam on July 4th, 2008 at 12:24pm — No Comments (Add)