Working backwards to uproot anxiety
Last spring, we had ants. I really, really didn’t want to kill them, so we had to be one step ahead of them. First, I had to figure out where[…]
Category: yoga for your mind
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Creating avatars to cope with anxiety
“Become the warrior version of yourself,” my teacher used to say. At the time, I was young and luckily hadn’t experienced much conflict, so the warrior version of myself was[…]
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Hi anxiety. Nice to meet you?
Just try preparing for a test or think about giving a speech to a large group of people, and possibly you’ll get to experience the symptoms of anxiety – sweating,[…]
Bigger better offer: Two magic ingredients that can change your ingrained habits
I love trains. When I was young, I frequently traveled by train to new cities with a group of good friends. To me, traveling by train means good times, laughter,[…]
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Don’t worry, be happy? Can we choose our response to anxiety?
Many years ago, I remember stepping out of my house on a beautiful sunny summer day and randomly thinking, “What a beautiful day! Nothing bad can happen on a gorgeous[…]
What is anxiety, and where does it come from?
When I was about eight years old, my mother took my sisters and me to the river bank by our house. My mother carried my two-year-old sister with one arm[…]
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How to balance vata in your yoga practice
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[…]
Can Ayurveda improve your relationship with your mother? Lessons from understanding your Ayurvedic type
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[…]
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Three main yogic frameworks for understanding your state of well-being
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[…]
Get creative about switching back to work mode
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[…]
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What will you find if you turn within? Yogic approach to meditation
One of the things I missed the most during the past year was travel. I really enjoy a complete change of scenery that puts distance between you and your usual[…]
Three main forces that define your mental state, reactions and behavior: The gunas and the Polyvagal Theory
According to the yoga tradition, there are three qualities, or three energetic forces, that are always present (to various degrees) in all things and beings in the world. Those qualities[…]
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Keeping your “body budget” balanced: How to avoid depleting your resources
I love it when Eastern and Western approaches to health and wellness overlap, even if they speak entirely different languages. For example, the Ayurvedic tradition is based on the concept[…]
Can yoga help us manage our emotions?
I recently read an article about some major employers closing down their operations for weeks at a time to make sure that all their employees could get a break. The[…]
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The path of a teacher or yoga therapist: Accessing inner wisdom to chart your course
We live in a busy world. The householder stage of life is weighted with responsibilities at work and home and being a citizen of the world. Wonderful, but complicating, is[…]
Morning Rituals: Four steps to creating a morning you love
How do you start your morning? In a given week, do you create space to begin your day with intention, peace of mind and a connection to something bigger? Or[…]
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Hrdaya (Anga) Nyasa: Open up to cosmic energy and protect yourself from external negative influences
Nyasa is a symbolic gesture of placing the mantra onto one’s body so that the body becomes the seat or temple of the Deity. One of the most potent and[…]
How to infuse your yoga practice with meaning: Devata Yoga
In our home yoga practice and in our work with our students, we always seek to make the yoga practice personal and relevant to the practitioner. This can only happen[…]
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Mudra in a leading role: How to organize an entire practice around a mudra
Since most mudras are simple hand gestures, they are pretty easy to integrate into one’s yoga practice. What we try to avoid is making a mudra an afterthought, something that[…]
How we can use mudras to affect our energy, psychology and spirituality
The word “mudra” is most often used to describe a particular hand gesture, but there are also face mudras and whole-body mudras. According to the yoga tradition, mudras have multiple[…]
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