On om
Ooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmm. You love it, hate it, or aren't sure how you feel about it. At the studio where I did my first teacher training, omming [...]
Why yoga needs to change
This past weekend I was leading a History of Yoga lecture for a teacher training program. To prepare for this lecture I did a little [...]
Why You Must Take Care of Your Throat To Live a Healthy, Happy Life
Have you ever felt yourself silenced, ignored, trampled over or interrupted? Think back to what that feels like – maybe emotions like frustration rise up [...]
The 10 Best Yoga Books for Beginners
2013 Wellness Challenge Week 18: Read a Book I've been asked by many people what the best yoga books are and kept promising to write [...]
Warning: Yoga is the New Gateway Drug
It’s true. Your intent might be totally innocent. You’re just curious as to what all this hubbub is about something called yoga. Everyone seems to [...]
Why Making Your Bed Is One of the Most Important Things You Can Do Each Day
2013 Wellness Challenge Week 9 Recap: Making the Bed It occurred to me this morning as I was thinking about how to make making my [...]
5 Non-Profits Inspiring A Better Way of Life
There are some people in life who fall prey to bad circumstances. We’re a product of our environment until someone shows us another way. If you [...]
How Yoga Can Change Your Life
I actually dislike saying that yoga can change your life. It's cliché. Also, it's a lie. I'm now of the belief that yoga doesn't change [...]
Facing Your Fears: Spider Edition
In the last three months, I’ve had an unusual number of run-ins with spiders. First there was the imaginary spider that showed up the first [...]