4 Ways To Make Your Yoga Practice More Fun
A student raced up to me after my class recently with an expression of dread on her face: "My calorie counter says I only burned 200! How can that be?"
A student raced up to me after my class recently with an expression of dread on her face: "My calorie counter says I only burned 200! How can that be?"
"Set an intention," many a past yoga teacher asked of me during opening Ohms. “No thanks,” many a times I internally responded. I thought it was just corny. I’m here
“All Levels” yoga classes labeled can be tough to navigate. Here’s how to happily fit your mat and grow your practice in an “All Levels” class.
When I first got serious about teaching yoga (in other words, quit my day job, parked some money for training, and warrior-ed through a sea of doubts), I amped up
“I hate this pose!” a fellow yogi in class lamented recently, squirming this way and that as she attempted to draw her back foot in closer during a variation of
I find it helpful every now and then to remind myself of the key differences in teaching yoga versus a fitness class. Here are some of them.
“I’ve never seen a Vasistasana look like that,” a yogi-lebrity teacher hissed, as other students in the room directed their Dristi my way for an example of what not to
If you’re looking to enhance your practice and your life, give Partner yoga a shot! Here are 6 things you’ll learn from it.
Before I found yoga, I held a cushy management job. Here’s why I decided to teach yoga full-time, and how you can live like a yogi while in corporate land.
“Just a little poke, then you can relax.” Sure. I’ll chant Ohm and smile as copious bags of blood drain out of the miniscule vein on my left arm. “You
The struggle to return to a regular yoga routine is real. Here are seven helpful ways to get back on the yoga mat to resume your awesome asana practice.
A recent jaunt to a Level 2 yoga class in the Big Apple left me feeling humbled. Actually, that’s a gross understatement. I felt humiliated. Surrounded by several shaved-headed bare-chested
It usually struck about 4:00 PM. School had been out a good hour and a half, mom and pop were still at the office, and my across-the-street neighbor pal and
The size of your yoga class can affect your asana performance. Here’s how to maximize your yoga practice no matter what size class you find yourself in.
I saw it before I had time to react – a body bar rolling perilously toward my chosen landing pad in an ill-timed leap in a fitness class. One busted
The longer I practice and teach yoga, the more I want to share it. Throughout the day I encounter several hard-working people whose heads, hips, and hearts could use a
I’ve learned a lot from my students since I started teaching yoga. Even though I play the role of ‘teacher’ in class, and they are my ‘students’, the classroom is very much a two-way Yoga Boulevard.
The Sub. Temp. Stepdad. Quick – what’s the first image that comes to mind? Probably not a revered guru with legions of followers. More like sad fillers in. Folks who
Here are five reasons why practicing next to an off-duty yoga teacher can be an awesome experience.
Sure it’d be nice to carve out a few hours every day to breathe, stretch, and flow to your favorite Desert Dwellers tunes in a yummy jasmine-scented, candlelit yoga lair.