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Modern Ashtanga tradition holds that students should only have one teacher. In my experience this has been a generally a...
If I had to choose just three things in the yoga realm that I am grateful for this year, these would be the ones!
I r...
- “There" is Wherever You Are
We’ve all been there – If I could just X, then I would have Y. If I could finish second...
Transitions are without a doubt one of the most challenging parts of a yoga practice. They build heat in the body, which...
So do I practice every single day? What if I don’t feel well?
This is actually such a common question that I wrote an e...
This post was co-written with Cory Bryant.
What if I told you that there was one single most important pose in your pra...
Here’s a warning: A lot comes up in the first year of an Ashtanga practice. Physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritual...
Now that you’ve learned your sun salutations, let’s talk about the etiquette of Ashtanga. I encourage students to follow...
Here’s the truth: Starting an Ashtanga practice is hard. Yoga is often misrepresented as being all happy feelings and pr...
In Ashtanga the way we get into and out of poses matters as much as the pose itself.
Transitions keep us focused. They ...
Mayurasana is part of the challenging arm balancing section of second series. Intermediate series has periodic checks f...
Here is my modified sun salutation. I always try to incorporate what the PT tells me into my practice. I also like to he...
Let's face it, we all have them.
Recently I've polled Ashtanga practitioners on what their most common barriers are to ...
Today marks the beginning of my third month in Encinitas. And, so far (as I should perhaps have expected somehow, althou...
Janu Sirsasana C is one of the most challenging poses of Primary Series. It's very confusing and scary to new students. ...
Perhaps the hardest pose in Primary Series? I know for me it is. When I was learning this pose I literally thought it wa...
