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How to be Accountable for Practice

Ever lie in bed on a Monday morning after hitting snooze and make excuses for why you should skip practice? I know...

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Goals: 0% Injury Rate

In my last blog post I wrote about why I think Ashtanga Yoga is dangerous. There are a lot of injuries that can...

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Why I think Ashtanga Yoga Is Dangerous ☠️

I was recently asked if Ashtanga Yoga is dangerous. My immediate response was a vehement “of course not!”...

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Why I Stopped Following Instagram Yogis
I'm fond of saying no one can show you the inside of yoga. You have to experience it yourself. When I see...
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2020 Vision 🤓

What I love about the New Year is that it’s filled with so much possibility. What I love about the end of the...

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Practice Tips for Travel

As the holiday season kicks into full swing, I want to talk about a question that’s an annual challenge for a...

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Ashtanga 101 : Maintenance Mode

Have you heard yogis talking about “maintenance mode” and wondered what the heck it means?

Well,...

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Ashtanga 101: The Prop Talk

Traditionally in Ashtanga, many teachers will teach with absolutely no props. I think there’s some benefit to...

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When is the Right Time to Participate in Workshops, Immersions, In-Depth Studies and Retreats?

I get a lot of questions about what I think of "continuing education" in yoga - workshops, immersions, in-depth...

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Ashtanga 101: How to Add Poses to Your Practice

In my last Ashtanga 101 blog I wrote about when is the right time to start a new series. Read it here.

This of course...

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Ashtanga 101 : When to Start a New Series

Ashtanga 101: When is it time to start a new series? And how do you do it?

A question that I hear a lot is, how do I...

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Yoga for All

In popular culture, yoga is typically portrayed as an exercise routine for limber, attractive women. In reality,...

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When is the right time to start a Mysore practice?

As much as I love summer, I have also love the energy of fall. Personally, I’ve never quite been able to get...

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Livestream on Sustainability

One thing I think about a lot, both for my own practice and for the practices of my students, is how to really make...

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Livestream on the Culture of Silence in Ashtanga

For the last year and a half or so, I’ve been feeling weighed down by the constant news about abuses of power -...

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The Practice Tracker

It's hard to believe the summer solstice is upon us. We’re also getting to the point in the season when all the...

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