agebuzz Guest Blogger: Louise Applebome

By Louise Applebome   Remember the CBS television panel show back in the 1950s and 60s, “To Tell The Truth?” In it, the “mystery contestants” included a “real” central character with an unusual job, and two often very-convincing imposters.   The four-member celebrity panel questioned the three and had to…

By Louise Applebome   Let’s talk about props.   From the start of our online Yoga classes (and long before that), I’ve touted the importance of using yoga props to foster a smart and safe practice. The goal is to get poses to adjust to your body, NOT to force your…

By Louise Applebome   “It’s not irritating to be where you are. It’s irritating to wish you were somewhere else.”   John Cage (1912-1992) Avant-garde musician, composer, and philosopher.     How often “on the mat” do we become distracted and/or frustrated?   That “should” word creeps in and diverts…

By Louise Applebome   Transformation is the name of the game in our physical yoga practice. We can expect, in large and itty bitty ways, shifts in strength, balance, flexibility, attitude, and awareness. The goal, naturally, is for the shifts to be improvements and progress. And, the way to optimize…

By Louise Applebome   I temporarily closed my yoga studio and canceled my Zoom yoga classes earlier this month to take part in a five-day online yoga immersion.    But it’s probably not what you think.   In fact, there was very limited physical yoga practice (asanas) during this course….

I recently introduced a breathing exercise in my yoga class as being potentially gross and disgusting.   Not my most seductive sales pitch.    However, with colds, flu, stuffed noses, clogged sinuses, and rampant allergens and pollutants in the air, the sometimes-messy alternate nostril breathing technique can be a great…