The Hugger Mugger Yoga Blog

Like it or not, the pandemic has changed the way we live. Social and cultural events we used to take for granted have been disrupted. Many...

A number of years ago, I was listening to “The Diane Rehm Show” on NPR while driving to work. Diane’s guest was a woman who had...

A few years ago there was yoga culture controversy over a teacher who was fired from a corporate yoga class for discouraging cell phone use in...

Few members of the animal kingdom elicit more passionate reactions than snakes. Mostly known for their stealthy, slithery sinews and the venomous bites of some species,...

For many years, the local community put together an annual yoga fundraising event. Teachers from many of the various studios and styles team-taught a class to...

In 1988, I attended my first silent Insight Meditation retreat. I noticed one thing right off—how incredibly out-of-control my mind is. But as my mind began...

Do you find sitting meditation uncomfortable? You’re not alone. For many people, the traditional posture, sitting cross-legged, is not ideal. The good news is that cross-legged...

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...

I have the great privilege of teaching a mindfulness class each week for Huntsman Cancer Institute. The class takes place at Salt Lake City’s gorgeous Red...

It’s after 3:00 am. You’re wide awake, mind racing. You might be worried about paying your mortgage. You might be puzzling over something someone said to...

Betsy was tall, lanky and tanned. She loved to swim and take beach vacations with her family. Betsy loved a good joke, and knew how to...

In the past two weeks the pile of unopened mail in my kitchen has grown taller and more unruly. Every so often I try to neaten...

For decades, my sacroiliac (SI) joint was so completely, chronically out of alignment that at times I literally could not walk. I visited various therapists—a chiropractor,...

Back before COVID-19 upended our lives, many of us took travel for granted. It was just part of what so many of us did in the...

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...

Most of my students have been attending my classes for many years—some for decades. When a newbie comes to class, they often remark that their fellow...