You know it. You love it, you hate it. You love to hate it. It's plank pose. What's plank pose? Also known as "Phalakasana," plank pose is a modification…
To master an arm balance, you must master your booty. Seriously. Your pelvis is heavy, and knowing where to put it during an arm balance will make a big difference…
Spring into Spring! Flowers are blooming, sprouts are sprouting, the sun is out in Vancouver, which means that it’s time to do handstand! Inversions are asana of marvelous integration, asking…
What exactly is the shoulder? And why do they get so freakin' stuck when we try to lift our arms overhead? Two Joints of the Shoulder The shoulder is actually…
I heard this great podcast from the guys at "Stuff you should know." An accessible and interesting primer on the history of karma from Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant.
Did you know that alchemy is part of the roots of hatha yoga? The desire to transmute the body into a worthy vessel was inspired in part by the alchemical…
Tonight in class, one of my students asked me to expand on the response article to "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body," particularly as it relates to two asana: shoulderstand…
A yoga teacher and galpal of mine recently emailed me about the proverbial drying of the creative yoga well. "Last Wed I feel like I taught the WORST yoga class…
The New York Times recently ran an article, "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body,"that has a rather sensational and silly title and a fairly simple point: doing yoga can cause…
Who doesn't like sugarcane in the moonlight? De-lish. [caption id="attachment_2442" align="alignright" width="169" caption="Photo courtesy of Yoga Journal"][/caption] But let's face it, getting into this variation of Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana)…
[caption id="attachment_2428" align="alignright" width="622" caption="Photo courtesy of YYoga"][/caption] Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow, also known as "Wheel") is one of the most delicious and expansive of yoga asana, inviting a full…
Headstand is like the grandpappy of inversions. Unlike the 5-year old exuberance of handstand, or the slightly more moderated enthusiasm of forearm stand, headstand evokes a deep seated patience and…
