rhythms of the body

rhythms of the body

rotation of thew earth – day night cycles Change, they say, is the only constant. Look at yourself and you will find nothing is constant,...

yoga on the road

Keep up your practice while you’re away I love to travel. It might be one of my favorite things in the world. But as a...
beyond yamas and niyamas

beyond yamas and niyamas

The sutras of Patanjali are a blueprint not only for individual self-enlightenment but also for the betterment and evolution of global society. The sutras, specificallly...
finding my path to yoga

finding my path to yoga

Yoga has and will always be a practice that has introduced me to an incredible assortment of people. A large majority of the people I’ve...
the future of yoga

the future of yoga

is the future of yoga asana only – or are we all ready to take a more spiritual ride These days I question myself on...
how to pronounce haṭha

Haṭha Pronunciation

In my experience in the yoga world, the word ‘haṭha’ is routinely mispronounced as if the first syllable was like the first syllable in ‘mathematics’; with the...
women in a yoga pose on a mat in studio kakasana bakasana meaning

Bakasana is not the Crow!

A little while ago I found out that I was regularly mistranslating a yoga pose in my classes. You know what crow pose is, don’t...
the consequences of being myself

The consequences of being myself

Yoga is the practice of tolerating the consequences of being yourself.” – Bhagavad Gita The consequences of being myself, huh? Sounds pretty damning if you ask me.  Self-reflection...
the magic of sanskrit

The magic of Sanskrit

In the Western yoga movement, it has become common to find people chanting, singing, and praising God in Sanskrit as an essential adjunct to a...
Yoga and Rejuvenation

Yoga and Rejuvenation

yoga practice calms the nervous system Do you ever wonder why people who practice yoga seem so calm and happy? Many people suffer from hypertension,...