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DVD Times November 10, 2008

Filed under: Media, yoga — Sage Rountree @ 11:00 pm

A viewer in Hawaii pointed out that the customizable menu of my DVD doesn’t list the time of each individual segment—information that’s useful when you are pressed for time and trying to fit in a short practice.


Here’s the list:
  1. Centering 1:17
  2. Breath in Space 3:39
  3. Breath in Time 3:17
  4. Six Moves of the Spine 4:43
  5. Half Salutes with Lunges 8:50
  6. Standing Balance Flow 12:02


On Yoga and Running Shoes October 24, 2008

Filed under: Media, Training and Racing, yoga — Sage Rountree @ 9:00 am

There’s a nice introduction for athletes on how to get into yoga—appropriate for both women and men—in November’s issue of Her Sports magazine. (Apparently, it’s also the last issue under the Her Sports name; the periodical has been rebranded as Women’s Running.) It’s also available online here.

I was happy to be interviewed for the piece, because it gave me a chance to riff on a simile I’ve had in mind for a while: choosing a yoga class is like choosing a running shoe. Occasionally, you’ll grab the first thing you see, or something on sale, and it’s a great fit; more often, you have to get some expert guidance in finding the right class/shoe for you. As I say in the article, a yoga studio might help you find the right fit, just as a specialty running store can be a great resource.
Some folks need more support in their teachers and their shoes; some need more cushioning, or less; a lighter touch, or a slightly off-kilter approach (asymmetrical lacing, maybe, or the funky postings of the Newton). Sometimes you stick with one model for years; other times, you evolve and need a new model. Tweaks or upgrades made to the teacher’s style or the shoe’s components and fit can make the class or shoe even more useful and productive for you, or they can render it incompatible with your needs. Et cetera.
Tune in for the next episode of Sage Unpacks a Simile, wherein I’ll belabor my points that choosing a bike is like choosing a mate, and that bikes are like newborns, not nearly as fragile as they look!


Circle Yoga, D.C., October 18 October 10, 2008

Filed under: Media, Training and Racing, yoga — Sage Rountree @ 9:14 am

Here’s the nice e-flyer my publisher created to promote my workshop in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, October 18. There may still be a few spaces left—I hope to see you there.


Mothers, Unite! September 23, 2008

Filed under: Media, Training and Racing — Sage Rountree @ 9:00 am

There’s an interview with me up today on the great blog Fitness for Mommies. I sound halfway articulate because it was an e-mail interview!

Also on the topic of fitness and motherhood, I highly recommend Kristina Pinto’s lovely essay, “Run Like a Mother,” which went up on the Chi the same time as my 5K plan. It’s wonderfully written, as is her blog, Marathon Mama.
Another fun read: my fellow contributor to Are You Living It?, April Bowling, discusses her adventures in training on Multisport Mom, with the occasional salty New Englander Pats reference. Please don’t get me started on the Patriots. I can complain all day about Belichick’s ridiculous cut-off sweatshirt. For goodness sakes, man, wear a full-sleeved top!


Training for a 5K, with Yoga September 22, 2008

Filed under: Media, Training and Racing, yoga — Sage Rountree @ 12:48 pm

My training plan for a 5K using yoga as a complement has just gone online at Athleta Chi. Let me know what you think and how it works!


Sage Yoga Training, Episode 15: Backbending September 16, 2008

Filed under: Media, Training and Racing, yoga — Sage Rountree @ 2:00 pm

While it’s been a little over a year since I posted a new podcast episode, I haven’t forgotten about Sage Yoga Training. In August, my mother shot some pictures for a backbending episode (thanks, WalkerRuns, for the request). I was waiting for a rainy day to work on production, and this was it. Along the way, I remembered how much fun these episodes are to make. My six years in public radio weren’t for naught!


“This Is Water.”

Filed under: Media, Training and Racing, yoga — Sage Rountree @ 7:00 am

I managed to eke out my PhD in twentieth-century English literature without reading David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest. Heck, I never read all of Ulysses, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I have, though, read (or at least run my eyes over the words) all of Thomas Wolfe’s novels, none of which I really liked, and all of which are very, very long.


Sage Endurance News, September 2008 September 4, 2008

Filed under: Media, Training and Racing, yoga — Sage Rountree @ 10:17 am

Here’s the latest edition of my newsletter, detailing my fall workshop and clinic schedule. You can sign up from the newsletter page or by using the form to the right.


Pilobolus: A performance merging dance and biology (I danced with them before, enjoy) August 16, 2008

Filed under: EVENTS, Fun, Media, Passions, inspiration — Kristin Keim @ 9:00 am

If the video won’t load, here is the link.


Matthias Giraud’s News of the Week: BASE jumping with a 360 camera August 8, 2008

Filed under: BASE Jumping, Daredevil, FIRSTS, Media, Outdoors, Passions, STOKE, VIDEOS — Matthias Giraud @ 10:26 am

Miles Daisher and myself jumped off the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls, ID with a new type of camera. It is a 2360 camera developed by Immersive Media in Portland, OR that shoots every angle around you when you wear it. You can really see everything! Check out the footage if you have a minute. Good times! If you click on the immersive media link, you can switch to every view just by using your computer mouse.
KATU TV: http://www.katu.com/home/video/26369334.html?video=YHI&t=a
Immersive Media: http://demos.immersivemedia.com/index.php?clip=BJ


 
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