YOGA 101
ubhaya padangusthasana
3 simple ways to reach big toe poseTeaching yoga slipped into my life through the subconscious, through dreams. I was teaching in dreams before I...
Interview with Duncan Wong
martial arts meets yogaDuncan Wong’s grand masters were enlightened acupuncturists who taught him that healing and killing points are the same. This suggests that the...
aaron star’s hot nude yoga hawaii
New York-based yogi, Aaron Star, continues to break down barriers and defy convention with his latest four DVD box set release, Hot Nude Yoga Hawaii....
Pyramid Pose (parsvottanasana)
why Parsvottanasana (parsva means side; uttana means intense stretch), is one of my favorite forward bends. What I appreciate most in this asana is how...
the evolution of yoga
Yoga, like any science, is constantly evolving. But yoga is not just a science. It’s a philosophy and a way of life that seems to...
2012: a quantum leap for forrest yoga
YT: What are you most excited about right now at Forrest Yoga?We are bringing the Forrest Yoga tribe together for the first-ever Forrest Yoga worldwide...
how yoga teacher training opened my eyes
I have been on the yoga bandwagon since 1998. Two years after having scoliosis surgery, all my medical restrictions were lifted, and I had a...
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...
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...
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...
the eight branches of yoga
Every day in cities across North America, Europe, and Australia millions of people roll out their yoga mats and practice a vast range of yoga...
how bikram yoga nearly broke us up
This is the story of a man, his woman and how Bikram Yoga nearly broke us up. I shall refer to the man by his...
devaduuta panna asana or fallen angel pose
How to devaduuta panna asana Squat with legs together on your tiptoes, fully extending your arms up. Draw fingertips together, bend elbows wide. Exhale, placing your...
the true yogic journey begins
what being a yogi meansBecause I grew up doing yoga in India, I am often asked about the background, practice and philosophy of yoga. People...
do you know Naime Jezzeny?
Naime Jezzeny is a shining embodiment of an Anusara Yogi. Founded by his teacher John Friend, Anusara yoga, “is a unique approach to hatha yoga...
