Trekking to India: Yoga Lessons I'm Taking Off the Mat
It's late. In all honesty I should probably be sleeping. Yoga practice comes early. But here I am, lying in bed way past bed time because...
Pose of the Week: Shoulder Stand, AKA Salamba Sarvangasana
Happy Sunday, yogis! Your pose of the week is Salamba Sarvangasana, also known as Supported Shoulder Stand in Sanskrit. Watch the video...
Pose of the Week: Baddha Konasana A, AKA Bound Angle Pose
A new week is ahead of us, yogis! Our newest pose is Baddha Konasana A, or Bound Angle Pose. You may also know it as Butterfly Pose....
Practice & all is Coming
Yoga is defined in the Yoga Sutra as "the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind." A state of unwavering, simple, pure presence. What...
Understanding Yamas: Aparigraha
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Yamas Aparigraha is the final Yama, or moral code of the yogis. It is commonly translated as non-grasping. It...
Pose Of The Week: Janusirsasana A, A.K.A. "Head to Knee Pose"
Hi Yogis! Welcome to your Pose Of The Week; Janusirsasana A! This is one of the first seated forward folds in the Ashtanga Yoga Primary Seri
Understanding Yamas: Brahmacharya
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Yamas, the first limb. Brahmacharya, the fourth Yama. Brahmacharya literally translates to "to master the...
Understanding Yamas: Asteya
Asteya, the third Yama. In Sanskrit, the language of yoga, asteya translates to "non-stealing," or the ability to resist a desire for...
Yogi Musings: Sacred Simplicity
I'm currently lying in bed, drinking my coffee with a novel to my right and a sweet sleeping baby boy to my left. It's quiet in the...
Understanding Yamas: Satya
Satya, the second Yama. Sutra 1:2 Yoga is complete mastery over the roaming tendencies of the mind Sutra 1:3 Then the Observer becomes...
