I broke up with a student today. Okay, not really, but kind of. This particular student WANTS to incorporate yoga into her life. And honestly, she already LIVES her yoga. She was looking to me and my teaching to incorporate the physical part of her practice into her very busy schedule. We set up a …
Raise your hand if you love pigeon pose! Either you love this pose or you hate it. Or you love to hate it. When people request a hip opener in yoga class, this is often the first thing that comes to mind. But did you know that backbends are hip openers? And the splits are …
Do we store emotions in our hips? If you’ve been to more than a handful of yoga classes you’ve probably heard this one. In fact, one of my students asked me this recently, and to be honest, I don’t know. I’ve heard it said by other yoga teachers, and I’ve probably said it myself. Do …
HIPS: For real, and not just yoga teacher speak. If you missed out on Part 1 of this series where we tackled the pelvis (and why yoga teachers are lying to you), I highly recommend you go back and read that first. For the purposes of THIS article, when I use the word hip, I …
Okay, okay, I don’t think most yoga teachers are INTENTIONALLY being dishonest. However, I think some of us have bad habits when cueing movement related to the pelvis. We’re about to take a deep dive into all things related to your hips, but first we need to take a look at the pelvis, to understand …
Happy New Year Everyone! Phew, and what a start we have had. So far, 2022 seems to be a continuation of all things 2020 and 2021. Like many of you, I have some goals and resolutions for this year. And I’ll be honest, some of them are to simply re-establish good habits that I have …
Well, it depends on how much time and effort you put in to set yourself up for success!!! I started this blog a year ago. For the last 52 weeks I have managed to post something every 7 days. I’m not sure that was even the goal. I wanted to create the habit of writing. …
I disagree. Whole-heartedly, 100 percent disagree with that statement. No matter what you filled in that blank with. You CAN practice yoga. In whatever body you have, wherever you are on your journey, there is a yoga practice that is right for you. I know that you all don’t believe me when I say that …
With the upcoming series: Yoga Where You Are burning in my brain, I wanted to go back to a few posts that I wrote earlier in the year. In part to share with those of you considering taking the course, but also as a reminder that yoga is not just a physical practice. It’s also …
In last week’s post (I am the Grinch) I shared a conversation with my husband about different types of anxiety, which led me down a path thinking about ways to KEEP the calm rather than have to restore it. Sort of like the old adage, “prevention is the best medicine,” I think self care works …