Deborah Crooks

Deborah Crooks is a California-based writer, singer-songwriter and performer. She has practiced Ashtanga Yoga as taught by Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois for more than 10 years, traveling to Mysore, India multiple times to deepen her practice, studying with Jois and his grandson Sharath Rangaswamy.

A former managing editor at Inside Communications in Boulder, CO, her articles have appeared in many publications including Yoga Journal, Common Ground and Bare Your Soul: The Thinking Girl’s Guide to Enlightenment and her music aired on national radio. She performs throughout the country. deborahcrooks.com

24 Articles Published

reviews, EAT, LOS ANGELES

millennium restaurant’s eric tucker

Executive chef Eric Tucker has guided San Francisco’s Millennium restaurant into a solid position as...

December 22, 2017 • 8 mins read •

reviews, PRACTICE, SAN FRANCISCO

larry schultz

Larry Schultz (November 14, 1950 – February 27, 2011) was an American Yoga teacher. Schultz is primarily recognized...

December 14, 2017 • 6 mins read •

Articles, YOGA 101

what is acroyoga

If traditional yoga practice leads a practitioner closer to a concept of oneness with all,...

July 29, 2017 • 5 mins read •

Articles, PHILOSOPHY

oneness in the words of llewellyn vaughan-lee

spirituality oneness sufism llewellyn vaughan lee Yoga, in its essence, is a path to wholeness....

March 18, 2013 • 4 mins read •

PRACTICE, reviews, SAN FRANCISCO

larry schultz

Larry Schultz (November 14, 1950 – February 27, 2011) was an American Yoga teacher. Schultz...

December 22, 2012 • 3 mins read •

CULTURE, reviews, SAN FRANCISCO

hot yoga in san francisco

Hot Yoga takes the heated room ethos of Bikram, and its teachers may share some...

December 8, 2012 • 2 mins read •

CULTURE, reviews, SAN FRANCISCO

bikram yoga in san francisco

There’s plenty of Bikram Yoga in San Francisco for those yogis who like to turn...

December 8, 2012 • 2 mins read •

reviews, CULTURE, SAN FRANCISCO

yoga in san francisco

While perhaps less star-studded than the Southern California Yoga scene, the practice of yoga in...

November 9, 2012 • 6 mins read •

CULTURE, LOS ANGELES, reviews

yoga in los angeles

When it comes to finding yoga in Los Angeles, it not so much about if...

October 26, 2012 • 7 mins read •

Articles, Interpersonal Relationships

a new beginning in india for any investment banker

from wall street to the path of selfless service What do Wall Street and India...

October 3, 2012 • 4 mins read •

reviews, SAN FRANCISCO, SPA

maharishi ayurveda health spa | closed

The spa is now closed Just upstairs from the San Francisco Marina District’s modern shopping...

August 3, 2012 • 4 mins read •

Articles, YOGA 101

a yogini in new york | part four

We found out the next day that shortly after Jois's Tuesday class, Chelsea Piers was...

January 24, 2012 • 4 mins read •

Articles, YOGA 101

a yogini in new york | part two

Classified as a disabled veteran of World War II, my father received all of his...

January 24, 2012 • 5 mins read •

Articles, YOGA 101

a yogini in new york | part three

Seven weeks from my scheduled departure for New York, my brother and I placed my...

January 24, 2012 • 9 mins read •

Articles, YOGA 101

a yogini in new york | part one

The greater New York population was just beginning to stir when I met Tony in...

November 18, 2011 • 6 mins read •

reviews, PRACTICE, SAN FRANCISCO

clayton horton

San Francisco yoga teacher Clayton Horton’s Greenpath Studio on Lombard Street has been a showcase...

September 21, 2011 • 4 mins read •