Build functional strength in your arms (video)
Build functional strength in your arms. Functional strength means we are able to move our body in all sorts of different ways and to do …
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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 …
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 …
Upper Back Mobility (video)
Our body craves movement and there are places in the body that you likely move often and well, while there are other places that don't …
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 …
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 …
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: 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: Warrior One
Over the years as my education and explorations with biomechanics deepens, there have been some poses that I no longer practice or teach, and others …
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 …
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 …
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 …