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HIGHER PRACTICES: The Yoga Dealer Handstand Challenge

Remember how David Letterman used to have a segment on his TV show called “Stupid Pet Tricks”?  Well, I sometimes come up with things that could be categorized as “Stupid Yoga Tricks”!

Try this one for spicing things up and getting a bit of a Higher Practice.


Take your mat to the wall and come up into a nice, straight, strong handstand with your heels against the wall.  Be sure to place your timepiece just below your head for easy time keep.  Hold yourself up for 1-minute.  Then, come down and rest, for 1-minute.  Then come back up into your handstand against the wall for 1-minute.  Repeat.  Then down, and rest again for 1-minute.
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Repeat until your arms can’t take anymore.

Make a note of how many minutes you had been performing this handstand challenge.  Compete against yourself to see if next week you can do it for a few minutes longer.

In Yoga, this is the form of competition that is acceptable.  Competing with yourself.  With The Self! Not only seeing how you may enhance your physical body, your balance or your energy.  But also how you can slow down your mind.  How you my overcome the minds desire to stop something or run away from something that it perceives as uncomfortable.  So that one can learn to just stay present with situations… breath and transcend that discomfort.

Shanti Out!

Michael Gannon

Spring, TX

Gannon’s first time teaching in the Houston area!

Location:
Cherry Blossom Yoga
15816 Champion Forest Drive
Spring, TX

Contact:
Tel: (281) 257-4245
cherryblossom.yoga@gmail.com
www.CherryBlossomYoga.com

Johannesburg, South Africa

Michael Gannon started the year in India, but is reaching African soil again for sharing some Yoga love with his JoBurg peers!

January 20-22, 2012
Johannesburg, South Africa

Weekend workshop and master classes at Jozi Yoga and Ekam Yoga.

Asana, Pranayama, Dhyana (Postures, Breath and Meditation)
Fri., 20 January, 6-8:30pm Ekam Yoga (R350)

Breath, Bandhas and Arm Balances
Sat., 21 January, 1-3:30pm Go Yoga Illovo
(contact to confirm your space)

Asana Playground
Sun., 22 January, 11am-1pm Ekam Yoga (R350)

Adjustments Session Sunday, 22 January, 2-4pm Ekam Yoga (R350)

This Master Class at Ekam is for yoga teachers only.


Contacts:
sally@bikramyoga.co.za
info@ekamyoga.co.za

Pretoria, South Africa

Join us at Pretoria for a Saturday night session with the Yoga Dealer:

Opening Your Heart -
Elements of Backbending

Location:

Haum of Yoga
52 Selati Street, Alphen Park, Pretoria

Contact:

candicehelena@gmail.com
pretoria@haumofyoga.co.za

Goa, India

This is Gannon’s 7th time teaching at Purple Valley Yoga Retreat.
A favorite place to go in India! Always a BLAST !!!

And, Goa is what Gannon calls “India for Beginners”.

Schedule :

Morning Practice
Yummy Breakie
Scooter to the Beach
Chai Time
Delicious Lunch
Afternoon Poolside
Downtown Shopping
Divine Dinner
Starlight Mediations
Goan Trance Rave

GoaBeach

Location:

Purple Valley Yoga Retreat
Asagao, Goa India

Course Fee:
See www.yogagoa.com for rates and details and bookings.

8° Encuentro Nacional De Yoga 2011 – MEXICO

Como cada año, el Yoga Dealer Michael Gannon asistirá al Encuentro Nacional de Yoga ADIDAS, que en su octava edición presenta el Instituto Mexicano de Yoga AC, y reúne a la comunidad de Yoga en México, con presencia de algunos de los más grandes maestros de Yoga del mundo.

Visita desde el Vie. 11 el STAND del Yoga Dealer, con lo más nuevo en ropa y accesorios para completar la mejor experiencia en tus sesiones de Yoga.