Please forgive me, my dear. I am so sorry… I see it now. I see how I have mistreated you, I see how I have expected to much of you, I see how I have let you down, repeatedly. Now I understand it. Even though you two – left and right– look the same and used to feel the same, you ...
In addition to teaching yoga and working with Bad Yogi, I’m also an advocate for sexual assault survivors. Through doing trauma-informed social work, I’ve become quite sensitive to all of the things in the world, especially in yoga, that affect trauma survivors. I’ve worked to ...
Us vs. Them? If you don’t want to cause a stir, “…never speak about politics or religion.” So I won’t, at least not directly or for very long. But in this time of political divisiveness, I often wonder, “Where did all the nice people go?” The mass media constantly plays snippets of vitriol. ...
I once had a writing challenge that was something along the lines of “Tell us about your ‘yahoo’ yoga moment.” At first, I could think of no yahoo moments. As far as I can remember there have been no sudden or grand epiphanies. I always knew that yoga would be good for me. I knew it years ...
I have found one way for me to cultivate more acceptance of myself and others: to accept that I am a judgmental asshole. Yes, that is right. I am a judgmental asshole. I have so many perceptions and opinions about how the world should be and how others should act. Whenever a new student shows ...
Everyone that finds their way onto the mat has come looking for something. Whether it’s the quest to de-stress, seek wisdom, become more flexible, lose weight, learn handstands, meet up with friends before brunch or any other reason at all; Yogis share in the fact that they are seeking ...
I am one of those who enjoy the occasional yoga challenges on Instagram and even participate in them from time to time. But there is a challenge that all of us should be doing everyday, yogis and non-yogis alike, ‘good yogis’ and ‘bad yogis’ alike: extending acceptance ...
