Comments on: Yee of Little Faith.

By: kim/DoulaMomma

kim/DoulaMomma — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:05:19 +0000

I am also a lover of yoga (once I can get myself started), short-in-the-torso &, um, a bit fleshy…
thanks for the laugh!

By: Lynn Cameron

Lynn Cameron — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:31:20 +0000

Thanks for the good laugh. I hate to exercise but feel so self-righteous and more energetic when I do. Simone looks fantastic- she is so PRESENT in her photos. Lucky you. Lucky her.

By: katie

katie — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:43:43 +0000

AMEN sister. I just can’t physically do that Down Facing Dog move. My torso is too short. If my hands are on the floor, mybody makes a triangle with the floor, all my weight is going through my wrists and I loose circulation in my head.

Glad to know I’m not alone.

By: SarahD

SarahD — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:01:45 +0000

I’m sensing the need for a stick-figure yoga book! Your first million, right there.

But seriously, I am actually an instructor, but my hamstrings are too short for forward bend–I will never fold in half like those people, ever. It just won’t happen. So just go as far as you can til you find your “edge”–the important thing isn’t the perfection of the pose, but the quality of the stretch. If you’re killing yourself halfway down, that’s as far as you should go. Unfortunately for us, Rodney Yee has a perfectly proportioned body, so everything he does looks amazing in comparison….

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:11:07 +0000

I believe I have a torso (and legs) of average length (er, I am quite sure I have both a torso and legs; it is only the averageness of their lengths I could be wrong about), but I cannot reach far below my knees. Really. And I cannot remember a time when I could. I’m not kidding. And truthfully, despite what we have been led to believe, it is actually quite possible to go through life happy and comfortable in this condition. So I say, bah Rodney Yee.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:38:11 +0000

I hear you, girl. Rodney Yee is the bane of my existence. He is so freakishly flexible it’s hard to follow some of his videos. I have the abs workout and then a series of others which includes such titles as “flexibility” (hah!) and “strength” (double hah!) I just do my best and hope no one is looking through the window.

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:06:50 +0000

Congratulations on having long legs. I have short legs and a long torso and I can touch my toes easy-peasy, but the grass is definitely greener on your side. It’s a pain always having to hem jeans…

I did yoga when pregnant and absolutely loved it, but I completely identify with the competitive thing. I’m not sure I dare take it up again postpartum, because if I can’t do something I no longer have the excuse of a small kicking human strapped internally to my front.

By: robyn

robyn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:59:50 +0000

Oh my gosh, your illustrations made me laugh out loud, for real!

By: tree town gal

tree town gal — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:06:55 +0000

Oh I was going to suggest Ahab’s Wife but I see
Lorien beat me to it! Love. that. book.

Had no idea you are as nimble with the drawing as with the writing. What a package of talent… and yoga to boot? It’s funny – when I see photos of you I instantly think – wow, A’s so naturally thin and long-limbed (arms give away that lucky trait too). Then you talk of being 50 lbs lighter with a concave tummy… I see we start at very different points of comparison. Thanks for the giggle; great post.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:44:48 +0000

hey alexa, love your blog and to show you so i’ve left a little love over on mine – check it out! give simone a squeeze for me!