Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose)

Sometimes it can be a struggle to step onto your yoga mat. This is especially true if you practice in the evening. After a challenging day,...

Have you ever been in a yoga class when someone (maybe you) experienced a spontaneous emotional event? Sometimes, especially in intensive workshop situations, a new physical...

Ahhhh … fresh powder. A few days ago, it took me about 25 minutes to dig my car out of the snow and shovel my walks...

When we hear the word “core,” most of us think of the abdomen. Strengthening the core means a “flat stomach” or “washboard abs.” In fact, Americans...

The shortest day of the year is fast approaching. It is also one of the busiest times of the year for many of us. As darkness...

Spring may be just around the corner, but winter is still upon us. Winter Storm Oliver is wreaking havoc all over the country right now. It...

Have you ever been in a yoga class when someone (maybe you) experienced a spontaneous emotional event? Sometimes, especially in intensive workshop situations, a new physical...

In 1989, I went to India to study with B.K.S. Iyengar and his daughter Geeta. Studying yoga in India was an eye-opening experience. While there are...

In 1989, I went to Pune, India, to study with Geeta and B.K.S. Iyengar. A group of 30-some dedicated practitioners from around the U.S. joined senior...

Some say that sitting is the new smoking. I’m not sure I’d go so far as to make this claim, but as a person with a...

Restorative Bridge Pose with a Yoga Block Setubandhasana (Bridge Pose) is an all-around beneficial pose for counteracting the most prevalent poses we practice in our daily...

Upward Bow (Urdva Dhanurasana) is one of the emblematic yoga asanas. “Exhilarating” is probably one of the best descriptors for Upward Bow. It ain’t easy, though....

We all do it. Every day. Hunched over a computer, grasping a steering wheel, slouched on the couch or settled onto a meditation cushion—we all sit,...