Why Rest and Self-Care Are Essential Parts of a Yoga Practice

Yoga often invites us into movement. We step onto the mat to stretch, strengthen, breathe, and reconnect with the body. Through practice, we may build stability, flexibility, focus, and awareness. But a balanced yoga practice is not only about what we do. It is also about how we listen. Rest and self-care are not separate… Read More

What It Means to Live Your Yoga Practice in Everyday Life

Yoga begins on the mat, but it was never meant to stay there. We arrive for practice with our breath, our bodies, our questions, our fatigue, our hope, our resistance, and our very human need to come home to ourselves. Sometimes the practice is strong and steady. Sometimes it is quiet and restorative. Sometimes it… Read More

Functional Anatomy: Where Science meets Spirit

Asana, pranayam, meditation are the strategies designed to help us step into the mindfulness moment from the Yoga tradition. Each lineage has their own interpretation and even variations of the practices, based on the experience of the original teachers. My origins rest in both the Kripalu and Himalayan traditions and focus on the empowerment of… Read More