The Hugger Mugger Yoga Blog

I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never felt the beginning of a calendar year was sufficient reason to commit to anything, so the...

Parighasana:  Open to the New Year Perhaps it’s the year’s darkest days that inspire us to midwinter reflection. Or maybe it’s a few thousand years of...

Relentless desert sun and stinging mega-raindrops. Stalwart rock walls and delicate cryptobiotic soil. The lilt of laughter punctuating endless desert silence. Lazy flatwater and heart-pumping rapids....

Last night I returned from what has become the most consistent annual mile marker in my life, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. I first attended on a...

by Charlotte Bell I wrote this story in 2004, following a visit to my mother. This year was my second Mother’s Day since her passing in...

Having practiced yoga for more than half my 54 years, I’ve watched a gradual evolution in the focus and spirit of my practice. When I began...

Spring is a time of rejuvenation. Take a walk around your block. You’ll likely see spring bulbs pushing up through the ground and tightly wound buds...

At different times in 27 years of practice, I’ve had affinities for different poses or types of poses. Early on, backbends were my passion. I still...

Most of us are feeling the pinch these days. As a full-time yoga teacher for the past 23 years, I’ve approached my classes as a service...

Are you feeling overwhelmed? When you get stressed out about all the responsibilities on your plate during the holidays (or any time, for that matter), it...

Yoga:  The Settling of the Mind   The house where I grew up was at the end of a dead-end street in the rolling hills of...