The Hugger Mugger Yoga Blog

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...

Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes) is one of yoga’s ancient poses. Named for the sage, Matsyendra, it is one of the relatively few yoga...

Supta Baddhakonasana (Reclining Bound Angle Pose) is most often practiced as a Restorative pose. In the ultimate restorative version, we use all the good stuff—Yoga Blocks,...

Most who practice yoga these days have heard of the word ahimsa. We might have even read some of the in-depth literature on it, or practiced...

As a culture, we desperately need backbends. I’ve been teaching yoga since 1986. As such, I’m in the habit of noticing human posture. I can’t help...

Hanuman, the monkey god, is one of yoga mythology’s most celebrated characters. His story is prominent in the Ramanayana, and he also plays a brief role...

I have the good fortune to teach a mindfulness class each summer at Salt Lake City’s Red Butte Garden. The area where we practice is situated...

Slowing the pace of our lives transforms the mundane into the transcendent. It teaches us how much there is to appreciate in simplicity. Years ago I...

A few years ago, a yoga student from 30 years ago returned to class. He told me he was finally ready to practice again after a...

What is yoga? Good question. And you’re not likely to get a concrete answer. When a philosophy has been around as long as yoga has, perhaps...