Deirdre
"Yoga just makes you feel grounded but you feel your whole body is awake."
"I think sun salutation is the most amazing asana, because it goes from your head to your toes, to your fingertips."
Posture: Extended side angle
Sansktrit: Utthita Parsvakonasana
Posture: Goddess.
Sansktrit: Utkata (powerful or fierce) Konasana (angle pose).
"I modify a lot of postures for my knees. I walked the Great Wall of China for my 50th and ended up with a knee injury. Squatting, and child's pose. Those are the ones that I adapt.
From teaching dance I've noticed that you can do the same move and it shows up differently on different people.
People feel comfortable if they can do it in their own way and they're not getting forced into something that's not anatomically right for them."