http://midtownyoga.spiritcrossing.com Musings of memphis yoga teachers Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:42:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Twistin, twistin, twistin the day away. Sounds like a dance tune, but it could be your new yoga mantra. Twists wring the body out and therefore help to release enormous amounts of tension. They are deeply cleansing and nourishing. After twisting, the musculature of the body relaxes and that area ... http://midtownyoga.spiritcrossing.com//yoga-twistin/ As winter reveals itself in the darkness of the early morning, I am reminded how much life and yoga parallel nature. Patanjali, the author of the Yoga Sutras, described the eight aspects of yoga as limbs of a tree. This is a perfect analogy because wisdom and spirituality unfold in ... http://midtownyoga.spiritcrossing.com//follow-the-breath/