Every yoga practice must have purpose, order and meaning
Heraclitus famously said that “The only thing that is constant is change.” This applies to everything in life, including the way we teach and practice yoga. Originally, yoga was transmitted[…]
Three years ago, I went to Boston for a weekend workshop on addressing chronic pain with mindfulness meditation. It was advertised as a Continuing Education Course for yoga teachers, and[…]
Whenever a new acquaintance learns that I am a yoga teacher, the next question they usually ask is: Where do you teach? It is widely assumed that a yoga teacher[…]
There are many ways of teaching yoga to your students. Today let’s have an overview of eight main options of teaching yoga that are available to you, their upsides and[…]
About twelve years ago my most reliable and consistent yoga client decided to move to New York to be closer to her family. The news hit me hard because I[…]
Over the holidays I got hooked on the NPR podcast called “How I Built This” that interviews the founders of some big companies about how they got started. Some of[…]
I went skiing over this winter holiday, and on the last day ended up pulling my son around in an inflatable tube. Two days later I couldn’t lift my left[…]
When I was little, I loved to fly. I loved the excitement in preparation for the trip, the view from up above, the sight of fluffy clouds, and the promise[…]
Once we know how to read research, we start to see how many research studies conclude with a list of limitations and a call for further investigation. The more we[…]
As you start to find research articles that may help you see and communicate what science says about yoga, you can sprinkle in questions like the ones that follow, to[…]
Last week we talked about the basic requirements for good yoga research. This week we’ll take a deeper dive. I have tips for you on how to dissect and read[…]
There’s a stream of new research emerging about yoga and mindfulness, and even more popular news and social media posts about the health effects of mind-body practices. …can yoga improve[…]
Last week we explored three main reasons that produce neck tension. The main question is – how do we deal with different kinds of neck and upper back tension and achieve long-lasting[…]
What do you do when you are startled, or if you hear, see, smell or sense something unusual? You immediately turn your heard toward it to see what’s going on.[…]
Do you ever get tension headaches? This feeling of a tight band wrapped around your head? Or maybe a localized throbbing at the very base of your skull that you[…]
Couple of months ago my husband and I went to see a play. It ran long, we hit traffic on the way back home, and instead of being away for[…]
Imagine yourself biking in a safe neighborhood on a nice day. You are feeling good and safe. When you go up the hill, you have to pedal a bit harder,[…]
When my son was a baby, he used to wake up several times per night. After putting him back to sleep, I would lie in my own bed awake for[…]
Several months ago I got in a habit of going for a short walk in the morning to clear my mind and get myself ready for the day. Those 15[…]
Do you do yoga for fun or for effect? This is the question that each one of us needs to answer before we decide which practices we want to do[…]
