Do you want to feel strong? Do you want to feel vital?

In middle school, during our studies of various microorganisms, my biology teacher once told us:…

Are you a Velcro-kind of person or a nonstick kind?

Are you feeling stressed? Are you worried that stress would compromise your health? According to…

Six factors that contribute to your physical strength and how to include them in your yoga practice

Do you want to feel stronger and more stable? How do you get there? The…

Soothe your back and sense the reasons for back pain

Oftentimes our bodies try to get our attention through physical pain and discomfort. The messages…

Align your spinal curves for better posture and stronger core

Your spine and all the surrounding structures function best when the spinal curves are stacked…

Take the load off your spine and strengthen your core

Your spine is a structural and energetic center of your body. Being upright most of…

Learn to listen within: Body appreciation practice

Many years ago, I took an anatomy and physiology course in college. I went in…

Happy Body: Yoga from Head to Toe

Over two decades of practicing and teaching yoga, I discovered that certain movement combinations work…

Ten things to do to benefit your well-being when you are home-bound

Today, I was supposed to fly to Hawaii for a part-work, part-vacation trip. I’ve been…

Three main steps you need to take to relieve neck tension

When you are ready to work with neck and upper back tension in your yoga…

How to relieve tension in your neck and upper back

How do we deal with different kinds of neck and upper back tension and achieve…

What could possibly be going on with your neck? Three main reasons for neck tension

What do you do when you are startled or if you hear, see, smell, or…

What causes neck stiffness and tension headaches and how we can deal with them

Do you ever get tension headaches? This feeling of a tight band wrapped around your…

Neck and upper back assessment yoga practice

There are three main reasons why we get neck tension: overuse, underuse, and abuse. Where…

Yoga teacher’s toolbox: How to work with hands, wrists and forearms

Whenever you plan to work with hands, wrists and forearms in your yoga class or…

Feel the earth: Happy ankles practice

Our feet and ankles don’t get a lot of love and attention, even though we…

Yoga teacher’s toolbox: How to work with hamstrings, IT band, knees and ankles

Whenever you plan to work with legs, knees and ankles in your yoga class or…

Yoga Teacher’s Toolbox: How to work with hip adductors, abductors and rotators

Whenever you plan to work with hip adductors, abductors and rotators in your yoga class…

Yoga teacher’s toolbox: How to work with hip flexors, extensors and QL

Whenever you design a class or a private yoga session to address tension in hip flexors,…

Yoga teacher’s toolbox: How to work with lower back and sacrum

Whenever you plan to work with lower back and sacrum in your yoga class or…