agebuzz Guest Blogger: Louise Applebome

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…

During a recent virtual yoga class using Zoom, I lost my network connection.    It happened just as we were beginning a hamstring stretch on the first side.    I quickly pivoted, grabbed my phone, and sent a text to one of the students asking her to continue with “strap…

By Louise Applebome   May this year introduce you to new levels of physical and meditative yoga.    May you find the silence…the retreat from the din and the spin and the noise that cuts you off from the sanctuary and light within.   The physical practice of yoga is…

By Louise Applebome   Oh my…it’s 2022! And, at the risk of sounding like a geezer, how is it that 2021 seems to have sped by and out of sight in a blink? Rest assured, a thoughtful yoga practice, on your own terms, of course, can help you navigate the…