This past weekend I had the JOY of attending my first yoga festival (for free!). I had no idea what to expect- Was this going to be full of Instagram-ready yogis? Would the physical practice be hard? I want to share my experience with y’all in the hopes of de-mystifying some of the ...
Yoga for better sex– oh yes, we’re going there! Today we’re gonna dive into some poses that will help improve your sex life. Not because they’ll make you a bendy acrobat, just because they’ll target different areas of the body that we want to be either more relaxed ...
Whether you are a novice or a professional yoga practitioner, implementing modifications that suit your body is key. Not everybody can wrap a foot behind their head, or even touch their toes, so it’s important to make use of the props available in your yoga studio to maximize your practice and ...
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…a yogi? Everyone knows there are a ton of benefits to practicing yoga. But did you know you can also gain real(ish) super powers from a regular practice? Everything from mind control to healing powers to flying (you heard me) is attainable simply by rolling out ...
Leg flexibility is one of those things I get tons of questions about. I think it’s because most of us spend a large portion of our days sitting which deactivates the glutes, tightens the hamstrings, and makes our hips ache. Stretching out and finding more leg flexibility seems like the ...
It’s that time of the year – the Summer Solstice has arrived, which means that, in the Northern Hemisphere, today will be the day the sun shines the longest and the night is the shortest. This is definitely a day worth celebrating after those long winter months. It’s no ...
Pretty much everyone would love to be forever young, but unfortunately, time does not stand still and neither does your age. With age comes many changes in your body, including those much-dreaded wrinkles. Yes, there are temporary solutions like botox, but it’s expensive and not ...
Yogis speak of the third eye, or head’s crown, as a way to access higher levels of consciousness. This access has allowed some yogis to achieve physical feats that have been – through the centuries – the envy of India’s jadoowallahs, jins, and magicians. To access and demonstrate ...
June is Men’s Health Month. What a great time to share how yoga has contributed to bettering both my mental and physical health. Up front, I’ll let you know that I am 59 years old and joined the Yoga world about seven years ago. Like most men, I grudgingly came to Yoga due to physical injury. ...
Let’s be real – Whether from too many kale chips and kombucha, or hot dogs and beer, everyone gets gas. Yoga can have fantastic effects on a person’s digestive system. After all, practicing yoga often involves bending, folding, arching, stretching and twisting the torso. All of ...
