YOGA 101
a yogini in new york | part two
Classified as a disabled veteran of World War II, my father received all of his medical care at the VA. While he underwent radiation and...
a yogini in new york | part three
Seven weeks from my scheduled departure for New York, my brother and I placed my father in the VA hospice care center. His last chemotherapy...
a journey through time in hatha yoga
strength stability and flexibility in hatha yoga Hatha yoga is inherently an extremely personal experience. Every style, every pose creates a unique feeling that only...
what is yin yoga?
the gentle art of cultivating patience “What is” Series video created by Brett Larkin for Yogi TimesYin yoga requires a virtue which is often taken for granted...
muscle confusion in yoga
In fitness, we have used the term “muscle confusion” for many years. But you hardly ever hear of this term when it comes to designing...
asanas: concentration
getting out of your head Once I took a class with a teacher who asked her students to keep in mind the ABCs of yoga...
sthira sukham asana – a lovely stretch
Why sthira sukham asana How we feel about ourselves is often apparent on the mat during difficult postures. Sthira sukham asana (with steadiness and ease)...
the cold shoulder
an exercise in acceptance One Sunday, I went to a vinyasa yoga class. During our sun salutations, the teacher asked us to try dolphin instead...
attracting abundance with yoga
idea of contentment Happiness will flourish in any home willing to embrace a consciousness-based approach to life. these underlying principles of yoga are the same...
the healing power of breath
exploring pranayama breathing Breath, awareness and existence are inextricably woven. The flow of breath is the flow of life. We take our first inhalation when...
the space between breaths: kumbhaka – pranayama
This summer, I took an eight-week course on pranayama, the yogic art of breath control. Halfway through the course, we began to work with kumbhaka...
power and elegance in warrior ii
how virabhadrasana two – warrior 2? Separate the feet between four and five feet apart. Turn the right leg sideways 90 degrees to the right and...
yoga-accessible to everyone
What does it really mean to be a yoga teacher? Does it mean that you have perfected the asanas? Could someone with a physical limitation...
a yogini in new york | part one
The greater New York population was just beginning to stir when I met Tony in a Chelsea district coffee shop at 8:30 A.M. on September...
retreat, only in order to advance
It’s winter on Alki Beach in Seattle. In front of me there is a wide horizontal single pane window, it opens to the dark metallic skies above the...