What coffee has to do with constructivism "Why don't you make it the way I do?" he asks, as I pour the coffee grounds into the Bialetti coffee maker. I…
"Stack your hips." Oh, friends, how many times have I heard this oh-so-convenient (and oh-so-terrible) cue? The problem with cuing stack your hips in Ardha Chandrasana is that most students…
"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise..." - James Kirk Yogis, we're going on a fantastic voyage. A voyage that reveals the importance of inner…
Or, education happens in the darnedest places. A seven year old sidles up next to me on the N train to Astoria. I’ve got my laptop flipped open, working on…
"People and institutions exist now in information and communication ecologies that are strikingly different from the ones that existed just a generation ago...It is not an either-in person OR online…
As my social media course winds to its conclusion, I am reflecting back on the first decision I made in the course: how much of myself do I reveal? At the beginning…
Yoga students friend me on Facebook all the time. See, as a yoga teacher, I work in an industry where personal connection is valued. I have the pleasure of working…
Travelling to NYC this weekend, I had some strategies for staying sugar free while in transit. Airplane snacks are a no go for the most part: airlines sugar and roast their nuts,…
The FDA has just approved a "belly balloon" that will let people feel full so they won't eat. Reminiscent of gastric bypass surgery (by the way, there is currently there…
My Dad’s a Republican who lives in Texas. I'm a Democrat who lives in Vancouver, Canada. When I used to go home for holidays, we never talked politics. Fox News…
So, how do I feel after 30 days on a sugar-free diet? Summary: Good. Not life changing, but solid. Lost weight, gained diversity. Here's a run down of the changes.…
A Facebook private message happens at 8:57 pm, "out of working hours" (Casey et al., 2014), which leads to a work call and work discussion in the late evening. With…