I hear any number of reasons why people have trepidation stepping into a yoga studio and onto their mats. Trying something new... More»

I was nineteen years old and in my sophomore year of college in Ann Arbor, Michigan, when I finally learned there was such a thing... More»

As a yoga teacher, some of my favorite questions to receive from students center around the philosophy of yoga, the spirit practice, which is the point of it all anyway. I often get asked what books I’d... More»

There comes a point in the journey of yoga when the questions of 'why' am I practicing and 'if' the postures of... More»

We flow and grow through life; offering, receiving, learning and growing as we go. Chapters end and new ones... More»

I’ve been a fervent reader since high school and have collected the opinions and perspectives of a variety of authors and... More»

The language used during a yoga class is one of the most important aspects of teaching. This encompasses everything from... More»

Santosha (sometimes spelled Santosa) is yoga’s second Niyama (our attitude and relationship with the world) which utterly... More»

A teacher of mine once told me when people would ask him things like, "When are you going to do yoga... More»

Looking to make sense of the world? Want to take both your sense of Self and your yoga practice to a higher level of universal... More»

Everything changes. Looking around in nature, this seems like an obvious thing to say. But we weren't always so sure... More»

I've decided to get yogic on dating by applying the Niyamas (the yogic do’s) and the Yamas (the yogic don’ts) to the topic. This is a bit of an experiment, so I hope it works out... More»

So many yogis (myself included), spend countless hours crunched behind a desk, just waiting to roll out a yoga mat and find... More»

Yoga is one of six philosophical systems from ancient India and the Yoga Sutras are essentially the bible... More»

Yoga came to me almost accidentally, as it does to many, when I was hobbled from a running injury and heard that yoga was "a good workout."  With that as a... More»