Cross body patterning (video)
The human body is designed to move in spirals and diagonal patterns. Which means movements that combine all three planes of motion -transverse, saggital & …
Strong Body, Strong Planet
There are so many different ways to be mindful- the way you move, the foods you eat and how you take care of nature (and …
Strong + Stable Lunge (video)
There is something that many people do in an asana practice without realizing they do it... hang out in their joints. I see it all …
Put your backside into your backbends (video)
From my experience, it is really common for people to struggle with waking up their glutes and refine some of their familiar asanas to incorporate …
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 …
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 …
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 …