Archive for February, 2008

Yoga: Factual Information

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Wear and Care, by Catherine Guthrie In 2003, nearly 14 million Americans visited a doctor complaining of a bum shoulder. Joint instability is one of the most common ailments. Others include impingements, rotator cuff tears, and arthritis. But there’s another factor at play—the natural structure of the joint. “Shoulders are designed for mobility, not stability,” [...]

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Poster in Process

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Still working, still evolving…

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Why didn’t someone warn me?

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Since the persuasive poster had a minimum size of 12″x19″, I thought: let’s go all out! I made mine 3′x4′. Well, I went to print it today, and… it’s kind of embarrassingly huge. I bet I have the biggest poster in class tomorrow. My poster is really lacking… something. I hope I can figure it [...]

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Parivritta Parsvakonasana

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

This is my progress on the poster so far. I’m trying to keep it simple, but it’s seems too simple. I’m not sure what I’ll do with it from this point. I need to print it (full size: 3′x4′) for class on Tuesday morning. It’ll help to have it physically in front of me. The [...]

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Assignment Notes

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Here are some of my sketches for upcoming assignments. For my persuasive poster I’ve decided to take a pro-yoga stance (in response to “Knees and Backs”). I’d like to use a photograph instead of illustrating the yoga poses, so I need to find a model. I also need to determine size and consider the proportions [...]

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