Rolled Up Mat Photos
August 16th, 2009
The interest in the Forrest yoga rolled up mats continues, which I think is awesome.
Got a request for photos, but I’ve been having issues saving photos into my posts — my very patient webmaster is workin’ on it for me. Till then, I’ve subverted the system by putting a series of photos on Flickr showing a mat getting rolled [...]
On a Roll…
August 15th, 2009
Zmama, Terra & I got into a big discussion in the comments yesterday on how to use a Forrest style rolled up mat. Really, it’s a fantastic prop to make poses either more challenging or more accessible, depending on how you use it. (Like any good prop.)
Sometimes a block is substituted but well, a block is all sharp [...]
The Famous Forrest Abs
July 9th, 2009
Saved this for today’s post but: Forrest abs are also featured in the current (Aug 2009) Yoga Journal. Yeah, baby!!! : )
Ab/core work in Forrest is part of every class because connecting with your abs changes everything in your practice. There’s an assortment of different moves done early on, hitting all sorts of angles on the abs & [...]