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Mindful Yoga for Changing Times
2020 is the “gift” that keeps on giving. It started with the rise of COVID in March. Even if you have stayed healthy, chances...
Teaching Yoga: Ahimsa
Ahimsa (non-harming) is the cornerstone of the Yamas (the ethical principles of yoga). As the first principle of the first of yoga’s Eight Limbs,...
Yoga 101: Pranayama - The Fourth Limb
Every living being breathes. This includes all animals—even single-celled ones—and all plant life. Human beings take an average of 23,000 breaths each day. Our...
Spine-Healthy Forward Bends
Forward bends are asana staples. In yoga practice, we bend forward while standing, sitting and even lying down. Actively lengthening the hamstrings and muscles...
A Do-It-Yourself Meditation Retreat
Every July since 2014, my life partner and I have attended an 18-day metta/insight meditation retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. We signed up...
Urdhva Hastasana: Upward Hands
When your first leave the comfort of your bed each morning, what’s the first thing you want to do? Like other animals—think about your...
Teaching Yoga: It’s a Two-Way Street
“Listen to your body” has become a widely disseminated instruction in the yoga world. It’s an important one, a skill that reaches out into...
Yoga of Presence: Your Intelligent Edge
Before I began teaching yoga, I assisted in classes for about four years. My job was to walk around the room and make adjustments...
Parvrtta Ardha Padmasana: Lotus with a Twist
Lotus Pose (Padmasana) may be yoga asana’s most recognizable pose. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy or accessible to every body. Lotus Pose requires...
Yoga Practices to Stabilize Your Hips
Much is made of hip opening in yoga. Maybe this comes from the iconic photos of East Indian yogis we all admired when yoga...
Mindful Yoga: Trusting Your Experience
I’ve only injured myself once in 38 years of yoga practice. It happened when a teaching colleague told me my Headstand (Sirsasana) was incorrect...
How Do You Deal with Yoga Gossip?
Yoga gossip. No matter how big our small our yoga community is, it seems there’s always some sort of buzz. We are competitive beings,...