Sri T. Krishnamacharya lived 101 years. He was the teacher, the root, of all modern yoga. His students‘ different yoga practices reveal how Krishnamacharya’s yoga reflected his own coursework from […]
A yoga friend once ended her explanation with “… and that’s why Ashtangis don’t like Iyengar.” Since deepening my yoga practice, not only have I delved more deeply into yoga […]
Last week, two people, separately said to me, “I have thought about doing yoga, but I am not flexible enough.” Their misperception comes from the thousands of photographs and YouTube […]
Mentally, June is my year-end. By June 30th, school is out and summer vacation beckons. Eighteen-hour plane rides, LA traffic, and late night BBQs overturn my normal schedule, but summer […]
Every person, unique as a snowflake, practices yoga in her own way. Yogic tradition circles six actions that create a mandala of inspiration. Bhakti, or devotion, comes in many forms, […]
The sun and the moon pull on the Earth, just as dual energies pull on our consciousness. To understand Hatha Yoga, the Yoga of the Sun and the Moon, watch […]
If your friend says, “I am going to yoga class”, you can assume she means going for a yogic work-out based upon the teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya, the father of modern, […]
Ashtanga yogini, Nathalie will be traveling and asked me to substitute for her class. To prepare, we created a little yogic magic. I will demonstrate at my ability and introduce […]
According to yogis, Shakti is the dark, primordial energy from which all life springs. Space is nearly 70% dark energy. Funny enough, NASA calls dark energy a “dynamic energy fluid […]
Sitting in the US Embassy this morning, my husband nudged me and whispered, “Not a good look.” I looked up. The woman standing in line was wearing a button down […]
The Cosmic Grape 