In order to accomplish anything meaningful in life, it’s necessary to endure discomfort… that discomfort ultimately renders tremendous clarity and power. I totally understand that life can’t be trumped up passion all of the time, but it can be a commitment to consistencies (large or small) that take us through to the other side of discomfort and lead to beautiful and major transformation over time. Either way, it boils down to the fact that we each have to decide whether we want to shrink back and live in the shadows of energy-draining bullshit or step into the light of power-enhancing results. Read More

Regardless of if you’re a dedicated Ashtanga practitioner or not, the development of this pose will help you make tremendous strides toward achieving many of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga. It’s at once truly demanding but accessible, and intensely physical while demonstrating many of Yoga’s more subtle aspects simultaneously. A fantastic pose to add to your growing bag of tricks. Read More

As I raised my hand to have one of the frighteningly large goats placed on my back in downward dog, the goat-handler picked one up with a grunt, walked over and placed it on my back. My friend, to my careful instruction, took a hundred photos a minute. Good thing too, the goat stayed for half a second before falling off ungracefully. Read More

Long days at work, injuries, sore muscles, exhausted body from life’s everyday stresses… if you relate to any of these, you will love Yin Yoga— a practice that helps minimize the aches and pains your body constantly feels. Read More

In a world full of anxiety and fear, it is easy to become lost in thought and lose awareness of the body. With a lack of education, people do not realize how much information can be obtained about oneself through the practice of self-observation, not only the examination of one's own thoughts, but with the body's experiences as well. When one begins to give the body this kind of attention, a whole world of new information will be opened up to them. Read More

Have you ever noticed how the anxious voice is so loud? When we allow our anxious thoughts to take over, we spend precious energy handling the symptoms caused by fear rather than dealing with the cause of our worry. These thoughts tell us when to worry but never offer a solution to our problems. Read More

No one is judging you. (But if they are, who gives a shit - especially the instructors- and if they are then find one who isn’t.) It is good to be challenged, but if you consistently leave a class not feeling good, then it is not the class for you. Also, do not judge others. Or try not to. We all have to start somewhere. We are not all tall and thin. I am especially not tall and thin but there is a space for all of us in this practice. Read More

Most all of us tend to practice in a manner indicative of our inherent temperament, and over time, this has a tendency to create imbalance, so a careful consideration of what opposes our basic natures has a way of bringing us closer to overall homeostasis — when practicing at a deep level we recognize that time spent on our mat is a microcosm of our daily lives, a direct reflection of whatever is currently surfacing. Read More

Eventually, you display a behavior long enough that it stops being a behavior and just becomes a part of you. Over the years, my body and I grew distant. I became detached from my senses. I could only taste the strongest foods. I was frequently unsure if I was hungry or nauseous. It became harder and harder to discern physical stimuli. Bit by bit, my wildly active brain was becoming trapped inside an increasingly inert lump of meat. Read More