As a yoga practitioner and teacher, I try to regularly immerse myself in not only breath and posture practices but also studying the...

The term yoga practitioner seems to be synonymous with environmentalist. I grew up being taught to recycle, and wash Ziploc bags for...

Downward Dog. Many of us, even those who don't practice yoga, have heard these words, and know it's some kind of variation of a common...

The third of the five Yamas (Universal Morality) in Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is Asteya or non-stealing. Seems pretty self-evident at...

Since the onslaught of the pandemic and the meteoric rise of education via Zoom, myself and others who work as teachers have noticed a...

I've been practicing yoga for 18 years now and teaching for 14. About a year ago, I made a promise to myself as a yoga teacher to deliver...

I was talking with a group of students a few days ago and we got onto the subject of attachment, which is considered one of the five...

I didn't really follow the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp bloodbath. I mostly just heard in passing that they were in court. But the other day,...

Some things are better observed after the fact; as the famous saying goes: "Hindsight is 20/20". Now that some time has passed since the...

Ahh, plank. Everyone's favorite pose. I don't know too may students who relish lingering in what feels like a torturous pose, and I get...

“Note that a common misunderstanding among teachers and students alike is the notion that a fast pace is somehow more challenging or...

Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind? When considering the second of the five Yamas, Satya or Truth, ask yourself these three...

In our Western societies, much value has been placed on being "efficient", or as I like to think of it, rushing through life with our...

"Blood-thirsty tyrants may be vegetarians, but violence is a state of mind, not of diet." B.K.S. Iyengar In Patanjali's Yoga Sutras,...

Were you ever told growing up to "stand up straight" or "don't slouch"? At the time, it may have sounded like an annoying parental...

With all that's currently happening in the U.S. and spilling over into Canada, I couldn't help but reflect on the state of our southern...

At a feedback session for a fellow teacher-in-training, the teacher commented that she was a bit nervous about teaching an "advanced"...

So you're in a yoga class (most likely virtual these days, but feel free to draw on your memories of in-person classes taken...

So we're into week six of this lockdown and I'm beginning to rethink how much of a gift time might be. It was great about three weeks ago...

As this global pandemic continues, and I realize that I may be confined to my home longer than initially anticipated, I'm beginning to...