Meditation

When you think of the places where you’re likely to encounter mindfulness meditation—like a yoga studio or a temple or a serene health retreat—British Parliament is probably the last place

The Yoga Formula is Simplicity. We walk into yoga class tied into various knots: emotional knots, physical knots, mental knots. We leave class refreshed because we've managed—through breathing, asana and

The topic of meditation has recently come up in conversations with friends. Some of my closest friends have been going through some trying times for a while now and you

As you get more excited about the rabbit hole that is yoga, you will eventually hear the terms yama and niyama. As big a cornerstone as asana (perhaps more so,

Meditation is getting a lot of terrific press these days. Seems like nearly every week there's a new study, opinion or eye-opening story detailing the benefits of regular meditation practice.

When you unroll yourself to practice, you probably recognize that something is shifting. And, after a few (hundred) Vinyasas you might even notice that these shifts are profound and necessary!

Today I affirm that there is nothing in me but love. This love comes from total acceptance of myself and the understanding that I am a perfectly imperfect human being.

Do you keep your promises? Do you have that tendency to start off with enthusiasm in your promises and then, somewhere along the way, fall off? I understand. It is

Sometimes it takes a moment of drama, a flash of danger or a pop of unexpected joy, to bring us sharply into the present moment. That moment when time stands

When was the last time you admitted, “I don’t know?” Celebrate not knowing, and enjoy the journey. Because it’s ok to not know all the time.

Yoga is not an exit strategy; it is an entrance. We often use yoga poses to de-clutter our minds. And once we remove the clutter that has been molding our

Every day, I practice some form of gratitude meditation. It’s simple! First, I start by saying to myself, I am grateful for… and then as part of a stream of

Healing begins when we relax and surrender. Our old emotional paradigms and unhealthy mental resistance (known as samskaras) melt away when we surrender. A spiritual alchemy resets the internal dialogue

This week, have been meditating on the word "resolve". In yogic terms this means Tapas. In practical terms we describe it as sustainable determination with consistent undertones of enthusiasm. Simply

Confession: I do not know what yoga is. I was asked recently "what" yoga is. I found that I couldn't effectively answer. Me, someone who has been practicing asana for

In the second of the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, he states that yoga is the practice of calming the fluctuations of the mind — Stopping the to and fro oscillations of

A teacher once told me: “You become what you think”. She wasn’t talking about The Secret or New Age manifestation. She was talking about how the mind often (mis)intreprets our

There is this spiritual alchemy where we move beyond wanting life to be different and begin to feel the surrender that allows what is being offered. We practice Ishvara Pranidhana

You are already enough. Try incorporating these five lessons into your yoga practice and feel more like you today.