This chant is inspired by my intrepid teacher trainees up here in Whistler, who asked me to figure out a chant to the first sutra of the second pada of…
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking a therapeutics training with Susi Hately Aldous. On the basis of that training, I want to propose a crazy idea.…
"Vi" = in a special way "nyasa" = to place "krama" = step by step Change is challenging. When confronted with change, it's easy to get swept up in anxiety,…
Why is it so hard to let go? Of habits, relationships (healthy or toxic), of expectations, of dreams? Even when we know we're hurting ourselves by hanging on, what drives…
I got disconnected three times. Three times. In a row. "Just hold one moment while we transfer you to confirm," they'd say sweetly, just before I heard a strange sound. …
Eka Pada Koundinyasana. It's one of those poses that you see on the cover of yoga journal, performed by someone smiling peacefully (and seemingly in no state of stress or…
During the holidays, it's more important than ever to have some quiet time. With all of the distractions - parties, relatives, drama, presents, planning, joy, baggage - it's easy to…
The chakras can seem a little...well, out there. Whirling wheels of energy? Rainbow light? Huh?But if we think about the body and its functions, the chakras do seem to match…
Bakasana is one of those asani that looks impossible until you actually do it. "You want me to put my knees where and balance on my what?" we think with…
Moving with our fear. Headstand is an elegant inversion, insisting on patience, presence, and control to be done properly. For many of us, headstand is an opportunity to brush against…
Our ego is like a sheet of glass that exists between the world and our mind. As information from the world filters through our senses, it passes through our ego…
Shanti, of course, is the Sanksrit word for peace. (The tradition of reciting "shanti, shanti, shanti" 3 times reflects the trinary nature of existence - - the relationship of peace…
