Playing With Prasara Yoga – Part 2

Earlier this year, I posted a quick Prasara Yoga flow that grew out of my regular practice (see part 1 here). Well, I’m at it again, and in the midst of a 31-day long cycle of daily Prasara Yoga in my training program.

I’m actually logging my yoga practice in a journal at the [...]

Playing With Prasara Yoga

No tips, techniques or strategies today. Just a clip I shot this afternoon during my Prasara Yoga practice (with roots from BodyFlow) – did I mention it’s a beautiful Spring day up here in New England?

Playing with Prasara Yoga

There’s no reason yoga needs to be boring and routine. Yoga is meant [...]

Don't be a Slave to Yoga: Make it YOUR Slave

This is an example of a Prasara Yoga flow, with an emphasis on hand balance work. It’s being demonstrated by CST Head Coach Jarlo Ilano.

Prasara Hand Balance Flow

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My Motor Moron Movement of the Day: Bird of Paradise

I’m fortunate to be a part of a global community that values the exploration of movement – and I get plenty of “material” to practice on a near daily basis. One word of advice that has stuck with me is to try out one new exercise everyday. Putting myself into the position of student [...]

Beautiful Montage of Human Movement: Prasara Yoga Demonstration

For this Friday, I have a fun video to share with you. I think this is a marvelous display of human movement by my coach, Scott Sonnon, the creator of the Circular Strength Training system. I’m sure you’ll agree that this is beautiful, artistic movement – yet the purpose is not to impress others – this is not a show, it’s just a part of Sonnon’s daily personal practice.

This clip is from a documentary Scott filmed about Prasara Yoga. I haven’t spoken about yoga much on my blog, but you should know that I practice regularly and use the techniques Scott teaches. Prasara Body-Flow yoga is one of three ‘wings’ in the CST system and it has literally changed the way I train dramatically. Its inclusion in my program has ensured my consistent gains in progress as well as protect myself from injury, among many other things that are beyond this short blog post. Prasara Yoga is like the glue that holds the rest of my training program together.

There is so much benefit to be had from practicing Prasara Yoga, but for now, I just want you to enjoy this short video.


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Review of Ageless Mobility by Scott Sonnon, Pain-Free Wellness for Longevity – review by John Sifferman

I’m going to write this as a somewhat informal review, even though Ageless Mobility is deserving of a thorough and professional review (which it has received several times elsewhere).

I’m actually going to tell you a story about myself, and I’ll start in January of 2006 during a deadlifting session at the local gym [...]