The Hugger Mugger Yoga Blog

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the benefits of setting up a home retreat. In this post, I’d like to explore ways you can create...

Going away on retreat gives you time to separate from your daily cares. But you can retreat at home and make your daily life a meditation....

I began yoga practice in 1982. I was, of course, much younger then. I don’t know that it ever crossed my mind that I might someday...

I regularly offer hip workshops at various teacher trainings in the region where I live. As the recipient of bilateral hip replacements, I’ve learned a lot...

If you’ve taught yoga for any length of time, you’ve probably heard this question: What should I be feeling in this position? My best answer to...

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? How do they usually pan out for you? The new year seems like a good time to start with a...

Forward bends have a reputation for drawing us inward and encouraging introspection. While I doubt there’s scientific proof of this, practitioners report that these poses have...

The natural world has it right. In the winter, when it’s cold and dark, our animal friends turn inward. Some of them hibernate throughout the winter....

When we think of Balasana (Child’s Pose), we typically think of back expanding, inward folding, and of course, rest. Child’s Pose is an opportunity for respite....

Last week I played six performances in the orchestra for the classic one-act holiday opera Amahl & the Night Visitors. (Amahl was originally commissioned by NBC...

What is yoga? In another article, I attempted to summarize the different aspects of yoga. But I stated the caveat that yoga is not so easy...

When I was a teenager, old wives warned that there were certain things you shouldn’t do when you were on your period. The forbidden activities included...

A few weeks ago Hugger Mugger Yoga Products published a post on Parsva Balasana (Bird Dog Pose). Bird Dog is a deceptively complicated pose. It may...

There are poses that we practice often at home and in yoga classes. Think Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose), Trikonasana (Triangle Pose), and the...

Thirty-some years ago, when I was beginning to teach yoga, injuries related to yoga practice were relatively rare. They did happen, of course, but they were...

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 36 million older adults experience falls every year, resulting in more than 32,000 deaths. About 3 million people...

Chances are Parsva Balasana (Bird Dog Pose) does not have a 2,000-year history in the yoga tradition. More likely, the concept of a bird dog—symbol of one...

When you get really busy and stressed, what is the first thing you drop from your schedule? I’m guessing that for most of us the answer...