Every yoga practice must have purpose, order and meaning
Working with students one on one has always been my passion. I love every aspect of private yoga work—getting to know a new client; trying to figure out who they[…]
A recent article in The New York Times describes the results of the survey of 1,320 mental health therapists in an attempt to understand how Americans are coping with the[…]
How is your holiday season going? Do you feel active and vibrant or do you find yourself spending hours in the comfortable embrace of your couch? It’s so easy to[…]
Here we are, at the end of another eventful year. Let’s take a quiet moment this holiday season to reflect on where we have been and where we are now.[…]
I am studying Spanish right now, and last week my tutor and I talked about the weather. My tutor, who lives in Spain, confided that she hates hot weather and[…]
A recently published study from the United Kingdom had identified the “sweet spot” for bedtime. The researchers concluded that going to bed between 10 pm and 11 pm lowered the[…]
Various qualities of the dosha can become imbalanced and lead to a state of ill health. The imbalance can happen because of an excess in a particular quality within the[…]
Every time I am about to fly, I get an upset stomach. It doesn’t matter how far I travel, how early I have to get up, how much work I[…]
I know someone who his colleagues and friends often describe as “a rock.” Everybody knows that he is reliable, consistent, and solid in every sense. But that solidity comes at[…]
In the past, I had a student who would barge into my studio for his private yoga session like a puffing steam engine. He told me that his work was[…]
Ayurveda says that when we pay conscious attention to the choices we make, activities we engage in, and foods we eat, we can restore and maintain the balance of fundamental[…]
Imagine yourself attending a hot yoga class. Your body temperature will increase as you move through the poses (the external quality of heat will increase internal heat). The body will[…]
Growing up in Russia, I was used to people blaming their colds and other maladies on skvoznyak (draft). You would often hear things like: “I had an awful cold last[…]
According to Samkhya philosophy, each one of us is made up of different forms of energy, light, and matter that show up as an interplay of five main elements: air,[…]
Last week we established that both Western science and Eastern thought (mainly, Samkhya philosophy) consider energy, matter, and light to be the building blocks of the Universe. Samkhya philosophy also[…]
One of the most famous equations of all time (and one of the most elegant and profound) is Einstein’s E=mc2, where E represents energy, m represents mass, and c represents[…]
Some years ago, I taught a yoga series titled Yoga for Your Type; it was based on developing a better understanding of one’s Ayurvedic type and dominant qualities. All of[…]
A great big thank you to all of you who completed our Reader Survey! It gives me a glimpse into what you are thinking and what you are dealing with[…]
Thank you for reading our articles! As you wrap up the summer and move into a more consistent work mode, your needs will probably change, too. We would like to[…]
I spent the last two weeks on vacation in Central Oregon, hiking and biking in the woods, reading and having quality family time. While on vacation, my days unfolded at[…]
