Yoga Practice

Few positions are more ubiquitous in yoga practice than Anjali Mudra (Prayer Position). We often practice Anjali Mudra to begin and end a class. We begin...

Most of us are creatures of habit, and that’s neither good nor bad. Healthy habits provide a strong foundation for our daily lives. Unhealthy habits can...

A few years ago, I visited the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. In my childhood, I’d spent many days wandering around visiting animals in this same...

Vinyasa (aka flow yoga) has been all the rage in the yoga world for a while now. Based on concepts introduced through Ashtanga Yoga, vinyasa features...

Decades ago I attended an early morning—6:00 to 7:00 am—asana class for a few months. While I’m not a natural morning person, I attended the class...

There’s a popular meme going around on social media. It goes something like this: “If you haven’t learned a new skill in the past year, it’s...

Earth Week is a great time to recommit to greening our lifestyles. This includes all areas of our lives—how we eat, how we travel, how we...

If you engage at all in social media, you’ve probably noticed a pattern. There seems to be permission for reckless abandon in the way we engage...

Are you working from home? These days, a whole lot of us are. And it looks like this will be reality for at least another several...

There really aren’t a whole lot of day-to-day tasks that require lateral bending. That’s probably why most people find side stretches in yoga—such as Parighasana (Gate...

Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose) is a staple in my morning yoga classes. Years ago, several of my students made up unflattering names for it—Cow Pie, Mad...

Utthita Parsvakonasana (Side Angle Pose) is a pillar among standing poses. It combines strong grounding with expansion and spinal rotation. It looks like a lateral stretch,...

Spinal twists may be the most often requested type of asana in my classes. Not only do they feel good, but they also help keep your...

Our bodies change. As we age, they require more TLC. No matter how well you eat, or how much yoga you practice, our bodies wear out....

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...

As winter nears, it’s natural to hunker down. This year is unique in that for many of us, doing anything other than hunkering down isn’t an...

“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...

2020 is the “gift” that keeps on giving. It started with the rise of COVID in March. Even if you have stayed healthy, chances are the...