Bob Sullivan

Port Townsend, WA, United States

A naturalist living in the PNW. Loving life, whatever it brings next...

Commented on Deep Tissue Yoga

13 Jul 08:03

Well a year and a half and my half saddles weren't half bad and my full saddle, in the intermediate pose you presented, good.  All the stretches came easily this morning and felt so beneficial.  Loved the greens in the background and you were in great form as usual...

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Commented on Morning Yoga Stretch

12 Jul 07:52

Lots of great stretches packed into this 20 minute practice.  Loved the neck an shoulder stretches with the modifications you included.  It woke me up!!

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I do admit I usually follow your cues, but I make it my own within the poses.  For me that's the nature of yin.  You help me find the nuances of the moves.

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Commented on Full Body Flexibility

10 Jul 10:12

I strongly suspect if I go to heaven I will be greeted by someone telling me to roll my mat out for an eternal practice.  Lingered in the long stretches, moving just a little this way or that, finding the bull's eye on my target area.  I love yin yoga...

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Really enjoyed this session.  Particularly you instructions during dragon really resonated with me and made targeting and following of ease.  I'm finding stretches beyond the "boundaries" I seem have with my body, it feels good and makes me feel more alive.  I moved easily into the missing poses as well, working with the silence as a tool.  Noticed the sound of insects.  I was born and raised in the Midwest so they were like familiar friends.

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06 Jul 12:32

Yin moves as dusk fell...perfect.  I actually did this in the morning and was primed for a lot of vigorous yard work thereafter.  My shoulders are really feeling good these days.

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I don't have an easy answer for this.  The more challenging poses, I don't dislike, but these are the ones that provide the gradual growth I've learned to love.  Breathing into the pose, the deep breaths, I had to work on, but now love the benefit I reap.  I recall that my introduction into saddle left me wondering if I was heading down the right yoga path, but understanding through your comments helped me take that at the pace I needed.  

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05 Jul 08:33

This encompassed everything.  Loved the long, linger stretches, the breath work, the relaxation into the poses.  The music fit perfectly.  The sequencing of them was great too.  Began practice wishing 40 minutes was 30.  Ended wanted 40 to be 50.  

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Commented on Day 9 | Luxurious Yin

04 Jul 16:06

I really found the expanded frog pose beneficial.  It pulled on my groin muscles in way that demonstrated to me how tight mine were.  Again I felt a real spinal energy at the end of practice.

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03 Jul 02:32

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