When you eat do you think about getting all the food groups in? Or does it just come naturally to you? Or do you just eat what you feel like?

I am not part of a gym and I can’t really afford yoga but when I do go the local Y it’s really fun! I did vinyasa on Friday and my legs and arms were shaking! Although on the one move when you do a push up and then drop to the floor (shataranga?) that seems to hurt my wrist but I think it’s because they were too far forward?

Shoulder stand is my favorite. I feel so strong and relaxed. By the way, you are making me crave hot yoga so so much, hopefully I get this job so I can afford to go ;).

PB & honey sounds like an insanely delicious combo. I must try it!

I love downward dog and child’s pose. And triscuits + pb + honey = my favorite combo. I love the salty cracker with the sweet honey!

Every time I see Dandelion Cafe on your blog, I want to go there SO badly. It looks awesome!

Favorite yoga pose = twisting half moon.

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i love learning about these kinds of things of people. fun.

I love the tree pose. It is truly about finding your center balance and holding it and pushing past your limit. Also I love standing bow. in fact… I love all of the balance poses! it could be the ballerina in me 🙂

In order of most favorite: pigeon pose, downward dog, warrior, and child’s pose. The pigeon pose and downward dog help me stretch in ways that are far superior than anything else I’ve tried. The more I run, the more I crave them. The child’s pose is the most calming. The warrior poses just make me feel really bad-azz and strong. Like, “I am woman, hear me roar!” kind of strong 🙂

I’m not a big yogi but I’ve been enjoying pigeon because it helps stretch out my hips. I always think I should do more yoga – it would probably help me with my running aches and pains…

I did pigeon a couple times on each leg today – boy, it felt so good!

The tiptoed downward dog (haha) is probably my favorite, or child’s pose. Actually no, corpse…yes corpse! – such a great pose!

5 days and increased flexibility already – woah, thats pretty amazing!

Corpse pose. Haha. Well, my old teacher used to play the most soothing music and let us just lie there for several minutes at the end of class, which was kind of amazing. But otherwise, I guess Tree pose. it makes me feel strong!

i like child’s pose. it’s so relaxing

Pigeon pose always feels so good for me, but I have never enjoyed savasana… everyone else loves it but it makes my lower back feel awful.

Another pigeon pose fan here- though I couldn’t spend all day in it, it feels good, but hurts 🙂

Pigeon, triangle and shoulder-stand.

My teacher has been working with me on down-dog, to get the pose to be really about lifting out of the arm pits and rotating the upper arms in, and using a lot of strength in the lats, rather than just putting a ton of pressure on the lifts. I find that when I use my upper arms and back more, and then think about spiraling my thighs in and up, it brings my feet much closer to the floor.

I find that the book “Light On Yoga” by BKS Iyengar, or “Moving Into Stillness” by Eric Schiffman, or even the Yoga Journal pose guides, can give me a lot more insight into a pose. The point of down dog isn’t to get your heels on the floor. It’s about growing out of the arms and shoulders, and spiraling the legs, and lifting the hips to the ceiling and once you’ve got those things in place, the feet naturally go towards the floor.

Iyengar classes can be very helpful to work on the alignment of the poses.

So much possibility in our bodies!

Woohoo!! Congrats on being able to touch the heels to the ground with downward dog. I can only do this by the end of the day and a few tries. Still working on my flexibility! 😀

I’d have to say two of my favorite poses are the sun salutations and tree pose. They make me feel loose and delicious. 😀

When I was visiting family in the Orlando area a few years ago, we randomly stumbled upon Dandelion. I’m not a vegetarian, and I still loved that cafe! So funny to see it pop up here years later.

Isn’t there something so satisfying about becoming more flexible? And it’s shocking how quickly it can happen! I’ve only been doing yoga for a little over a month and I can already see so many changes in my body (both flexibility and strength-wise). I don’t have a specific favorite pose yet, but I definitely enjoy balance poses the most. I love the challenge and mental strength they require.

That is just the cutest tea place!!! Congrats on the improvement!! Honestly, I really like downward dog- I think it’s because so many classes start with it, and it makes my mind say “Ok, it’s yoga time!”. I also like pigeon & bug 🙂

Favorite pose is definitely pigeon. It’s great for my tight hip flexors and it seems to release so much tension. I always get so antsy in pigeon and it’s so rewarding when I can focus and be patient through the entire pose.

HALF PIGEON! It has been a savior to running marathons!

My doctor recommended I try yoga after my spinal fusion back surgery and my favorite has become either happy baby or pigeon because they both stretch out my inflexible hips. It makes me feel more ready for the day if I do them.

Frog is actually my favorite pose. My hips are so tight that this pose does wonders for me. It hurts so good 🙂

Congrats on your increased flexi-ness. I love tons of poses but I really enjoy tree pose. It makes me feel so zenlike.

When I am not living in pigeon pose, I like happy baby 😉 I’m oddly really good at balance poses, but SUCK at back bends. I’m workin on it!