For every time I get a question about shoulder pain in chaturanga, I get two for what students describe as “tight hips.” “How can I stretch my hip flexors?” they ask, pointing to the front of their … [Read more...] about Pigeon Pose and Tight Hips—A Remake of a Classic Tale
Alignment Might Not Be the Reason for Your Shoulder Pain
Look in any of the traditional yoga asana books, including the Yoga Teacher Training manuals I taught from for years, and you’ll see a whole lot of drawings and/or photographs of the poses the typical … [Read more...] about Alignment Might Not Be the Reason for Your Shoulder Pain
Why I Didn’t Cancel Asana Because of Pain
A few years after I started teaching yoga, I had an existential crisis (of sorts). The practice I’d loved and found so much joy in for over a decade had done an about-face. Instead of making me feel … [Read more...] about Why I Didn’t Cancel Asana Because of Pain
The Purpose of Purposeless Walking
I started taking what the BBC refers to as purposeless walks this past winter as a strategy to avoid burn out and make space in my packed schedule. On these walks, purposeless is the purpose. Starting … [Read more...] about The Purpose of Purposeless Walking
Nostalgia: The English Garden of Emotions
Spring has finally sprung! This past weekend, I enjoyed planting marigolds and impatiens in window boxes with my husband, Nathan - our first attempt at outdoor, urban gardening. I'm pretty … [Read more...] about Nostalgia: The English Garden of Emotions
The Gratitude Challeges Can Inspire
I'm sure by now you've seen or heard about the gratitude challenge that's been going around on social media. It works like this: every day for a set period of time, you write down three things that … [Read more...] about The Gratitude Challeges Can Inspire
Uncovering Sorrow, Recovering Joy
Last week I joined some of the most brilliant movement educators I know at the Yoga Tune Up Summit in Ojai California. The theme of the Summit was storytelling. During this Summit, I climbed an inner … [Read more...] about Uncovering Sorrow, Recovering Joy