Invigorating Yoga Practice: A Prep For Backbends (VIDEO)
If you need a little pick-me-up, look no further. This seven minute video moves you through a yoga flow that’s perfect on it’s own or can be used at the beginning of your… Continue reading
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Yoga For Asthma (Or Anyone Who Wants to Breathe Deeply)
What’s happening in the physical body is often a manifestation of something deeper. For most people a build-up of memories and feelings get stored in the energetic body. Long-held beliefs about everything from our… Continue reading
Is Your Yoga Practice Making You Out of Balance?
BKS Iyengar said, “In every pose there should be repose.” Relaxation, I’ll admit, is something that doesn’t come easily to me. It’s so easy to “do” and so challenging to simply “be.” With… Continue reading
Meditation for Compassion
I opened my e-mail today to find a note of constructive criticism from a studio where I recently taught. The message was very kind, well-written, sent with love and actually quite accurate. Instead of closing… Continue reading
The Best Yoga Breath to Find Balance
If your yoga teacher is worth her salt, she’ll remind you to breathe. If she’s really skilled, she’ll teach you how to breathe. We forget to breathe consciously all the time, don’t we? Simply… Continue reading
How I Avoided Spinal Surgery With Yoga
It was winter and the waves were pretty big, at least for a newbie like me. I paddled hard and pulled into the wave. The face steepened, the board pitched and I was down. The… Continue reading
Three Yoga Practices to Ease Anxiety & Stress
There are two things I know about stress and anxiety. 1.) There is nothing wrong with us for feeling it and 2.) Everyone feels it. Stress, by definition, is mental and/or emotional strain… Continue reading
The Yamas: A Modern Look at Living a Life of Harmony
Ask anyone why they practice yoga and the answer will always come back to one thing. It makes us feel better. On the physical level, we practice to relieve pain and increase vitality. But… Continue reading
How to Sequence Yoga (For Home Practice & New Teachers)
Whether you’re a teacher just starting out, or want to have a stronger home practice, this basic formula will help you break down and understand what’s needed to leave your body and mind feeling balanced.
3 Ways to Improve Balance in Yoga
Balancing postures always help us off the mat. Of course, the physical aspects are wonderful for teaching us stability and self-awareness, but these features also help us function in the world with more grace. We… Continue reading