some time ago, I wrote a post about the so-called “release valves” in yoga –…
During my very first (weekend-long) yoga teacher training, we were taught to “swan dive” –…
My teacher, Gary Kraftsow, likes to ask, “Are you for yoga, or is yoga for…
Every time I go to the gym, I see somebody doing the anga bangha stretching.…
I had a student many years ago who, due to some psychological issues, wasn’t able…
“Raise your hand if you are busy” – my teacher Gary Kraftsow likes to prompt…
In the yoga world, if we get pain somewhere in the body, we take it…
Some years ago, an article in the New York Times titled Reasons Not to Stretch…
When I was in middle school, a friend of mine, whose mom was a doctor,…
Nowadays, everybody seems to be an expert on everything. For example, I am amazed at…
I remember in my first teacher training program, we had “alignment clinics,” where we were…
Recently, I watched a video on YouTube by a popular yoga teacher and couldn’t help…
Let’s review: We are looking for three yoga poses that are simple enough to do…
Someone in my yoga therapist training came up with the term “yoga snack.” No, it…
I remember in my early days as a yoga teacher I would get indignant when…
At the beginning of each yoga teacher training, I like to ask my students, “If…
Physical therapists know this, Pilates teachers know this, athletes and dancers know this; why are…