Yoga Commentary

A few years ago, a yoga teacher posted a blog about the evils of Western medicine and the healing powers of yoga. I’m in complete agreement...

A while back some nasty bacteria set up camp around my lower right wisdom tooth. The sensation was one I’d never felt before. Swollen gum tissue...

“It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through and with your body that you have to reach realization of being...

I feel fortunate—really fortunate. Decades ago, I got to study with yoga luminaries such as Donna Farhi, Judith Hanson Lasater, Elise Miller, Angela Farmer, Aadil Palkhivala,...

Yoga Culture: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? In the past few days, I had the good fortune to attend the Parliament of the World’s...

The Door of Compassion “The idea that some lives matter less than others is at the root of all that is wrong with the world.” ~...

Teaching Yoga: The Wisdom of Humility For the past two years I’ve had the privilege of attending retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center led by Joseph...

If you practice yoga, you’ve probably heard the entreaty, “Listen to your body.” It’s good, sound advice. When you embark on any physical practice, it’s important...

How the Struggle Teaches Yoga Teachers How to Teach Years ago, I heard a famous quote embellished in the film, Annie Hall. In the film Woody...

Body Positive Yoga – Why Yoga Really is All About the Body “It is through the body that everything comes to the mind. It is through...

Body-positive yoga is gaining ground. As we start to welcome all shapes, sizes, races and genders, here's a plug for celebrating our aging bodies too.

Why Older Yoga Teachers Have a Lot to Offer—If You Take the Time to See It Truth be told, this post has been brewing in me...

Is Western Yoga at a Turning Point? Joseph Goldstein sometimes recounts his meditation adventures in his dharma talks. In one particular talk, he spoke of a...

Cheap Yoga Deals:  How Does the Yoga Community Benefit from Them? Everybody loves a deal—everybody. That includes me. I can easily be sucked into buying something...

Got Emotion? Yoga Can Help — But Not in the Way You Think I feel fortunate. I got to grow up in a time and with...

Yoga Selfies – What Do You Think? Last week the New York Times published an article about the recent wave of yogis that are posting photos...

Gentle Yoga Leads us to the Heart of Practice Throughout the past few years of the yoga boom, as I’ve become more familiar with the yoga...

Spiritual Arrogance:  The More People Doing [My Practice] the Better I have a neighbor who is perhaps the kindest, most generous and considerate person I have...