Sitting With Ease
You might have heard that "sitting is the new smoking." Sure, yes, sitting all day long at work, then sitting in your car, sitting at …
Yoga for Tight Psoas Muscles
What are the psoas muscles? How can we stretch the psoas to relieve tension and tightness?
Free Your Feet
Our feet are deserving of so much love and care; those 33 joints, 26 bones and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments are designed to …
Movement Monday! When in doubt, stick your butt out
Are you a pelvis tucker? A tucked pelvis seems to be an epidemic these days. Next time you are in a public place, I encourage …
Building a Sustainable Body
Sustainability and permaculture are two words that (rightly so) we are hearing a lot more of in the mainstream. We usually hear these words in …
Sustainable Yoga Series: Upward Dog
On the surface, Upward Facing Dog looks like a backbend. When asked, many people would reply, they practice upward dog to help open tight shoulders, …
Sustainable Yoga Series: Downward Dog
In my own teaching, I have seen so many people excited to learn a different approach to their yoga. One that maintains the heart-filled, mindful …
Dispatches From the Lab
Sitting on the plane, casually chatting with the person beside me, the inevitable question arises, "So what will you be doing in Phoenix?" I take …
What is a sustainable yoga practice?
It is so exciting to see more and more people embracing an evolved approach to yoga asana. You don't have to completely change the way …
Ode to our yoga elders
Here is a revolutionary thought- where have all the 'older' teachers gone? I don't see them in ads in yoga journal, I don't see them …
Sustainable Yoga Series: Sun Salutation
Sun Salutations are ubiquitous in yoga. Usually found at the beginning of a practice, they are traditionally done as a warming-up, flow type movement. No …
Sustainable Yoga Series: Chair Pose
Quite often even the most beloved of yoga postures can create wear and tear on your ligaments and joints resulting in repetitive strain injuries at …