Supta Ardha Padmasana (Supine Half Lotus Pose)

In 2001, I co-taught a teacher training with Donna Farhi in Vancouver, BC. The 50 attendees were experienced yoga teachers and body workers from all over...

I didn’t want to do it. I’ve always enjoyed Kapotasana (Pigeon Pose), or at least the hip-opening variation that’s a preparation for Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged...

Half Lotus is traditionally practiced in a seated position. However, I like to practice it lying down for several reasons. First, lying on your back removes...

We often think of simple seated forward bends as “beginner” poses. But in 34 years of teaching, I’ve actually found these to be some of the...

A little over a year ago I began a strength training program. After bilateral hip replacements, and the years of dysfunction that led up to them,...

Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga provide a scaffolding for the comprehensive practice of yoga. As the third and fourth of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga, asana...

Spring may be just around the corner, but winter is still upon us. Winter Storm Oliver is wreaking havoc all over the country right now. It...

I didn’t want to do it. I’ve always enjoyed Kapotasana (Pigeon Pose), or at least the hip-opening variation that’s a preparation for Eka Pada Rajakapotasana (One-Legged...