[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] I am S.L.O.W. to make decisions. It can be debilitating. Ideas float around, up there in my head… and me, waiting for clarity. Waiting for a gut feeling {or the limitations of time} to force a choice. 

Let’s talk about props.  In most forms of modern postural yoga, props are used as a “remedial measure”. This means, if a student “can’t do” a particular āsana, the teacher provides a “gap filler” in the form of a prop.  For example, if a student can’t reach the floor in a standing forward bend, they 

Spinal twists are often a yogic go-to for targeting the thoracic spine, heart region, neck and shoulders. Spinal twists are often “performed” in yogaland as a neck & shoulder “stretch”. Many yoga teachers and yoga therapists use twists to address the neck pain that is plaguing many yoga students.  But are common yogaland approaches to spinal

In my early twenties I suffered from vāta type insomnia. Each night I lay in bed in a silent anxiety attack – heart beating, mind racing with worries. Stemming from childhood shock and loss, I felt stuck in the pattern of nighttime anxiety, until I combined  daily yoga to open my spine, daily ujjayi prāṇāyāma in

You have to digest every single experience you have. All the food you eat, all of your sensory input, and every social interaction must go through a process of transformation. If this doesn’t happen, the result is undigested food and experiences floating around in your physical and subtle body… wreaking havoc on your internal organs,

I was lucky to have been into Yoga + Ayurveda pre-pregnancy and to have studied with my dear teacher, master of women’s health and obstetrics, Dr. Sarita Shreshtha.  My embrace of yogic and Ayurvedic principles and practices was an enormous boon for my pregnancy, birth, postpartum. I have been sharing these tools with clients through my

A special article for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, or students who want to see themselves {and their minds} objectively and structure their yoga sequences accordingly. I hope this information supports your practice, feel free to share it!  Here it is. The arc I follow for every yoga therapy session and group class. This type of sequence may even

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] In my classes they are often the first and last pose of a sequence, and one of the first things I have my private clients start doing in their home practice. Every yoga therapy session includes a twist, and I even encourage my students to do a

It’s amazing that yoga is SO popular and that so many people are getting benefit. It is also fantastic that some of us get to earn a living sharing yoga, healing, teaching, and transforming lives! I am a big fan of people doing good in the world earning a living doing so! And fame? Sure,

Curious what a day in my life (the life of a yoga therapist, family breadwinner and mama) looks like? Kate Connell of “Yoga and the Yoga Mat”, asked that of several Private Yoga Teachers, and shared a voyeur’s dream on her blog… a peek into a regular ol’ awesome day! I’m so grateful that I

What IS this magical, mysterious thing that you love, that has been having an impact on your body, your mind, and perhaps your life… what IS it? There are many, many teachings on and descriptions of yoga encoded in Sanskrit in many ancient texts of the yoga tradition, not to mention all of the modern books,

I love the inspiration & creativity that comes from travel. From 2006-2011 I travelled… a LOT… I was in Ayurveda school one weekend a month a few hours from our home, advanced Yoga Training had me on a flight to the east coast every other month, there was a stint of weekly travel to the

I always think of your level as a yogi more in terms of your mental state than your physical prowess… because it’s true! If you’ve ever been around an enlightened being… you know in your soul that the yogic state has NOTHING to do with bending into a pretzel.  For an authority on this topic

I wasn’t born with any conscious plans to “be a yogi” (who is?!)… I was voraciously curious about human nature… Starting when I was 10 years old, my family endured some traumas and hardships and that fueled my interest in struggle and survival. I read a LOT of books – about slavery, civil rights, ancient Egypt, indigenous cultures

We all can understand that being inside the architecture of a Roman Cathedral has a particular internal effect, different from a log cabin! Or what about overlooking the Taj Mahal? Standing at the roots of a Redwood tree? Sitting fireside in an oceanside cottage? Architecture has an impact. What about the architecture of a yoga

A few years ago, two yoga students who were long time friends “BY” (before yoga), came up to me after class and said… “we’ve noticed something lately… all the stuff we used to have fun doing – like going out with friends and staying out late and drinking alcohol, and even eating certain foods… it

Check out this recorded guided awareness for your home practice! I’d love to read your comments here or on Facebook please share this gift with your loved ones, your family, your co-workers – we could all use a little more LOVE and RELAXATION! “The heart which knows love, deeply relaxes in that love. The heart becomes withered

Did you know your diet could be contributing to your risk of getting sick? Did you know that some foods actually help prevent colds & flus? Ayurveda, a sister science to yoga, has PLENTY to say about preventing (and treating) colds and flus, common at this time of year. Here are my top Ayurvedic 3 things

Breathing practices in the yoga tradition have the purpose of moving or manipulating the flow of prāna (life force) in the respiratory system and throughout the subtle body. Prāna flows through the channels of the subtle body (called meridians or nādis), to bring us into being and keep us alive! The more prāna you have, the more