Every yoga practice must have purpose, order and meaning
When students arrive in our yoga classes and private yoga sessions, they usually have a particular obvious reason for seeking our services. It often involves pain or limited mobility in[…]
Several months ago I was asked to write an article for Yoga Therapy Today exploring self-care options for yoga therapists. I was thrilled to do it. I used this opportunity[…]
The beginning of a new year always gives us an opportunity to organize our thoughts about what we plan to focus on in the upcoming year. What is most important[…]
2020 has been a year like no other. It pulled us out of our routines and made us reevaluate our priorities. Hopefully, along the way, we learned a lot about ourselves[…]
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Thank you for reading our articles! We hope that you have a bright and safe holiday season. As we look ahead to 2021, please help us understand what you are[…]
This year certainly turned out to be like no other. At times it felt like it was dragging on, yet it’s somehow surprising that it is almost over. Faced with[…]
Many years ago, I took an anatomy and physiology course in college. I went in hoping to learn more about the muscularskeletal system and came out fascinated by this infinitely[…]
I used to have a student who would quickly bounce his knee up and down when seated. The first time he caught me looking at his knee, he said: “I[…]
There are many ways to control breath in our yoga practice. I put them into a comprehensive chart to remind you of all the options you have and to help[…]
If you want to learn to play Mozart on a piano, you need to learn the musical notes first. The same applies to your breath. Before you can begin experimenting[…]
There are two feelings that I keep coming back to throughout this pandemic. The first one is the feeling that my world had shrunk a lot. Previously my life felt[…]
Kapalbhati (Skull shining) is one of those interesting techniques that can either help you or harm you, depending on how you do it. Many articles on Kapalbhati tout its perceived[…]
I did my first 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training course at Mt Madonna Center in Santa Cruz, California twenty years ago. Mt Madonna center is a residential community that was established[…]
The Western medical tradition has adopted a “zoom in” approach to our health and wellness. It divides the body into organ systems that have specific missions and perform coordinated activity.[…]
In yoga, breathing is closely linked with the concept of prana, or life force. Prana is said to be the force that animates all living things. Prana is a manifestation[…]
At the beginning of a class, I often ask my students to close their eyes and sense the quality of their energy. Then I ask them to show me their[…]
With COVID-19 still wreaking havoc around the world, the race for the treatment is on. Different organizations use different strategies to combat the virus. Just last week a biotechnology startup[…]
Do you hold your breath while typing, emailing or texting? Apparently, this is such a common occurrence, that Linda Stone, a writer and speaker, had coined a phrase “screen apnea”,[…]
Time and time again I see new yoga students being confused about whether to do a certain movement on the inhale or the exhale. “How does it go?” – they[…]
