I am a yoga lover. I can confidently say that yoga saved my life. That yoga changed my life for the better. I can seriously relate every part of the life I love to yoga. I thank yoga for every little thing that has made me a better person. Yoga is my life. I could spend every day doing yoga, ...
If you read my other posts, you know I am in the middle of my 200 hour teacher training! We’ve had a few full days devoted to anatomy, including the study of fascia. First, I was like WTF is fascia?! And now I’m like, stunned I never knew this before! So here’s a fascia 101 ...
I’ve been very fortunate to have gone on several cruises, which are an excellent, often all-inclusive way to explore many places in one vacation, as well as feel to close to the sea. As I am a person who truly loves the ocean, cruises are a perfect vacation for me. As a matter of fact, I went ...
Once in a while, a book comes along that embodies the same themes you try to manifest on your yoga mat. From spiritual enlightenment to feeling comfortable in your own skin, every yogi’s intention is unique. Here are six yoga books to pick up when you want to enliven your practice and energize ...
The first time our marriage was in trouble, my husband and I did a few sessions with a marriage counselor. Afterward, we still fought regularly—me locking myself in the bathroom to cry or flinging my wedding band across the room—but, once the dust settled, we’d have a rational ...
I have received many emails or had conversations with potential yoga clients that started out along the lines of, “I’m (insert age that the person views as old). And I am a yoga beginner.” If we were speaking in person, they would often pause to wait for my gasp. When it never came, I would let ...
We hear it all the time: Change one thing in your life at a time. Just one little change can make a huge difference, and it won’t even be difficult. Where I work, we had an entire presentation about how to better balance our health, with methods divided into social, mental, emotional, and ...
Whether you’ve been practicing for years and are fluent in Sanskrit, or you barely know the difference between warrior I and II, there’s probably some unknowns in the yoga world that you took at face value or things that you might have forgotten about over the course of your yoga journey. I’m ...
During my years as a dancer and gymnast I have tried countless attempts at tricks and flips that took me off the floor and landed me flat of my front side, knocking the wind right out of me. So why shouldn’t I continue my winning streak of “balls to the wall” moves with yoga? Mastering ...
We’ve all been there. The project at work that has you pulling your hair out, constantly checking your email, and is seemingly taking over your life. That’s the phase of life that I’m in right now: After moving to Boston about a year ago, I took a marketing position at a software startup. The ...
