Every yoga practice must have purpose, order and meaning
Here we discuss the process of designing a yoga sequence, whether it’s a class or a private session, to make it more safe and effective for the students
I remember hating Latin in college. Unfortunately, it was required for my degree, so I had to endure. For example, translating a Latin sentence takes a lot of work because[…]
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[…]
I heard an interesting theory that older women who have osteoporosis in their spine, shouldn’t practice forward bends because of the risk for additional fractures. This theory is a result[…]
I have a question for you – name one pose that you can use to strengthen your lower back and core, stretch your hip flexors, stretch and strengthen your upper[…]
A new student came to see me once for a private session. She was very surprised by the number of questions I asked her before we even got started on[…]
Every time I go to the gym I see somebody doing the anga bangha stretching. Anga bangha means trying to do something good for one part of your body while[…]
I had a student many years ago who due to some psychological issues wasn’t able to keep her internal dialog to herself. So whenever she took my class, she would[…]
“Raise your hand if you are busy” – my teacher Gary Kraftsow likes to prompt at his workshops. This always gets the same reaction – a short disbelieving laugh, as[…]
According to viniyoga tradition, our aging process is represented by the movement of the sun throughout the day. Sunrise represents childhood, midday represents adult life, and sunset represents old age.[…]
I signed up for a yoga class in the past titled something like Yoga for the changing seasons that promised to address the energetic and physiological changes that occur during[…]
