How do you choose a yoga teacher training? In a world of so many 200 hour yoga teacher trainings, it can be challenging to know where to start. How do…
"The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not the thinker."- Eckhart Tolle Many of us go through life believing that our thoughts are who we are. Thinking…
Hi all! I liked this sweet little infographic from Health Perch; it's a nice quick reference for meditation styles and tips: "If someone says “meditation” to you, what do you…
COVID-19 has struck. Yoga Alliance has given the thumb's up for online yoga teacher trainings through the end of 2020. And now there is an onslaught of online yoga TT's…
In The Yoga Sutra (sutra = "thread"), the yamas and niyamas are often translated as "external" and "internal observances," or guidelines for conducting ourselves with others and ourselves. My first…
When I practice Yin Yoga, I become myself completely and experience a deep feeling of peace within myself— I am fully myself and do not have to please anyone else—either…
We all experience difficult periods in life that leave us feeling sad, lonely, or scared. However, some of us deal with these emotions almost daily. Depression is a psychiatric condition…
Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the United States. There are many kinds of anxieties, ranging from social anxiety to obsessive compulsive disorder to specific phobias. Most of…
Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches us that Yin and Yang are inextricably linked; there is no Yang without Yin, and vice versa. Yang represents energy and activity, while Yin is calm…
With over 10 years experience as a yoga practitioner, I have learned that being a male yogi can be a completely different experience from being a female yogi. Knowing what…
Headstand is a wonderful pose, but has suffered a rash of bad press ever since the post on "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body". However, when done intelligently, it provides…
You know the IT band: the swath of connective tissue that runs from your outer hip down to your lower leg. That IT Band. Anatomically speaking, the IT band isn't…
