Savor Your Food: Chair Yoga for Mindful Eating
Take a moment for honest reflection: are you a mindful eater? Mindless eating is common in today’s world, particularly with technology becoming more and more enmeshed in our daily lives. It sometimes feels as if modern life is getting more
Are You Getting Enough Vitamin C?
I’m sure most of you have heard a great deal of chatter about vitamin C recently. Vitamin C has been a very hot topic because of its ample ability to help support the immune system, prevent infections such as viruses,
Nyasas: Turn Your Body into a Temple
Mudras are specific hand gestures that are meant to have symbolic, energetic, and healing qualities. Most mudras are static gestures, but you can also make them dynamic when the actual act of moving into a mudra is infused with symbolism. How to Practice
The Changing Yoga Profession
A few days ago The New York Times offered a crumb of hope, reporting that we may actually be seeing a ray of light at the end of the Delta tunnel. Still, we have a long road ahead. Life has changed and
4 Great Pigeon Pose Variations
Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana) is one of those great yoga asanas that people either love or hate. There seems to be no middle ground. And this is because, for many, Pigeon Pose just simply isn’t accessible. But there
5 Ways to Practice Yoga for Better Sleep
Let’s get a little personal for a moment: how have you been sleeping lately? If your answer is something like “not great,” you’re in no way alone. Lack of adequate sleep is arguably an unspoken epidemic amongst Western culture adults,
4 Unique Variations of Downward Facing Dog Pose
Downward Facing Dog Pose (Adho Mukha Svanasana) is a great full-body pose that strengthens your arms and legs, as well as your core stabilizer muscles. In this pose, your hands, arms, and shoulders bear much of your body’s weight, so
Eight Practical Tips to Make Yoga Home Practice Really Happen
In researching my book Evolving Your Yoga: Ten Principles for Enlightened Practice several years ago, I interviewed 25 longtime teachers to find out how their yoga practice had evolved and deepened over time. While the specifics of their answers differed, they all
How to Cultivate Willpower for Regular Yoga Practice
I used to think that willpower was a moral issue. Good, strong people did difficult tasks first thing every morning and never lost their self-control when they were tired or hungry. Bad, weak people failed because they didn’t have the
Hyperkyphosis: The Cause and the Solution
Many years ago, my husband Alan, our friend Jerome and I took a trip to our property on a northern gulf island. We planned to stay in another friend’s cabin while Jerome and Alan put Jerome’s cabin up on jacks
Mudra in a Supporting Role
A few weeks ago, we discussed how you can organize an entire practice around a mudra, if you give your mudra a leading role in your yoga practice. A mudra can also play a supportive role to help unfold the theme
Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live - A Book Review
Elise Museles shows us we all have a unique food story that has shaped how we feel, think, and act around food. This article reviews her new book Food Story: Rewrite the Way You Eat, Think, and Live, which teaches us how
Karma: Bitch or Beneficial
Is karma a bitch or is it beneficial? Good question. The answer is: it depends. Let’s begin with a joke because to paraphrase Mary Poppins, “A spoonful of laughter makes the medicine go down.” “Have you heard about the new
Insomnia and the Restless Mind
It’s after 3:00 am. You’re wide awake, mind racing. You might be worried about paying your mortgage. You might be puzzling over something someone said to you and rehearsing your response. Maybe busyness is overwhelming you. Perhaps you are excited,
Does Being in Nature Really Make You Healthier?
When was the last time you stood outside in the rain? Got mud on your bare feet? Watched the dappled light through the treetops? Plunged into the ocean? Or took a walk outside—without your phone? Can you even remember? Here