Can twists “detox the liver”?
Yoga teachers and yoga students like to be proactive when it comes to our health – we have strong opinions about what we should put into the body, how to[…]
Yoga teachers and yoga students like to be proactive when it comes to our health – we have strong opinions about what we should put into the body, how to[…]
Personally I cannot drive or ride in a car for more then a couple of hours without my body telling me “OK, time to get out!” So you’ll see me[…]
“I didn’t even break a sweat” – says my husband disapprovingly when his workout doesn’t meet his intensity expectations. We’ve come to associate sweating with working hard, and many folks[…]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what about a video? I think it’s worth at least twice as much, especially when it comes to illustrating important points.[…]
Have you heard the term superfood? It is usually used to describe a nutrient-rich food that is especially beneficial for our health and well-being. I adopted this term to describe[…]
We all know Jim Carrey as a “funny guy”, but turns out that he is also a yogi! I don’t know whether or not he actually practices yoga, but his[…]
Do you know how tsunamis get started? One of the most common reasons is an underwater earthquake that happens because of the shifting of tectonic plates. Those plates enclose the[…]
The best image that seems to help students get a hang of twisting postures is the image of “wringing out the towel”. To be able to effectively wring the water[…]
Every time I get a massage I have to ask my massage therapist to dig in underneath my shoulder blades – this is the area where I hold tension. I[…]
Just like any other discipline, yoga has it’s own “lingo” that is widely used in yoga classes. The problem is that it is not always clear to the student what[…]
In 2002 I went to the Seattle Yoga Conference with the sole purpose of meeting Gary Kraftsow. I loved his book Yoga for Wellness and wanted to study with him.[…]
I love this expression my teacher uses when describing a way to connect to the yoga tradition – plugging in. When you plug an electric appliance into an outlet, the[…]
Some time ago one of my students reported to me: “I was watching this movie last night about an assassin who was doing yoga to stay in shape.” What’s wrong[…]
A number of years ago a friend of mine went to a new yoga class. At one point they did a Camel pose and my friend couldn’t quite reach her[…]
Few weeks ago my grandmother passed away. She was 87 and died peacefully in her sleep. When it is my time to go, I hope I will be in a[…]
There are a handful of poses that I choose to do in almost every yoga practice, and Virabhadrasana 1 (Warrior 1) is one of them. This pose holds a special[…]
When I was little, I did gymnastics, and deep back bends like this one were easy for me. It didn’t happen because I was particularly accomplished; my spine just went[…]
Few months ago I read an article in The New Yorker about the abuse of pain medication to treat lower back pain. I kept thinking: “Man, so many of those[…]
If you follow any famous yogis on Instagram, you will inevitably see many beautiful, glamorous images of backbends in your feed. There is something about backbends that makes the practitioner[…]
When we think about taking our yoga practice “to the next level”, it often conjures images of deeper stretches, more challenging poses, longer practice, etc. These are all fine ideas,[…]