The Yoga of Weight Loss: How I Lost 30 Pounds Meditating (and What I Gained)
“Clear your mind. Your heart is trying to tell you something.” ~ Unknown I recently lost 30-plus pounds without trying or intending to. I remember excitedly sharing this news on social media one day, after stepping on a scale in
Yogic Sleep Management: How to Mitigate Physiological Hindrances to Sleep
When you have trouble sleeping, it is useful to conduct a thorough investigation and try to get to the root of the problem. We often do it by a method of elimination. First, we take a look at the environmental
Yoga’s Trikonasana: A Convergence of Triangles
Trikonasana (Triangle Pose) is a universally important component of our yoga practice in helping us to practice most other asanas with greater ease and intelligence. Here we will share some tips on Triangle Pose. It teaches us how to extend the
Lateral Love: A Gentle Yin Yoga Sequence to Lengthen the Side Body
Yin yoga can be magical. As it works to elongate your connective tissues, it can create space in places you likely didn’t even realize were constricted. Personally, one of those tight-but-I-didn’t-know-it places was my side body. A great deal of
Confessions of a Christian Yogi: How I Balance Faith and Career
This topic has been weighing heavily on my heart for the past few months. It’s different from most of my blog posts, as I won’t be offering up any “tips or suggestions” for you. Instead, I’m offering up a look
Yoga’s Pigeon Pose—Let’s Talk About It
Ah, Pigeon Pose. It seems to be included in about nine out of ten yoga classes. As a teacher, if I don't cue it, I’ll see students trying to squeeze it in (if I offer time for any additional poses before
Craving Deep Sleep? Ditch Caffeine, Alcohol and Your Alarm Clock—Try Gentle Yoga
Previously we discussed the two most important factors that can interfere with your sleep quality and quantity—light and temperature. Both of those factors affect the release of melatonin, a hormone that signals the brain that it is time to go to
Karma: How Does it Affect Your Life?
You can choose and choose—and choose again. No matter what happens, you can choose to start over. No matter the circumstances, you can choose your response. My positive psychology teacher often said, “Choose to choose.” This also happens to be
You Are Enough: The Yoga of Self Acceptance
There’s something not being spoken about in the countless self-help books, lifestyle blogs, and gazillions of self-proclaimed “health” gurus. Underlying all these mediums is the message “You could be better, you’re not enough, so do this juicing diet to move
Teaching Yoga: Free Yourself from Money Guilt
I remember early in my career as a yoga teacher, and someone pointed out that I always seemed to have new yoga pants and that I must be doing “pretty good” as a yoga teacher. I’m sure they meant it