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Be Present Where You Are: How Pregnancy Changed My Yoga Practice
Injury, illness, aging, and other major physical changes frequently cause us to reexamine our yoga practice. Often, it takes a radical shift in our physical practice to understand the genuine purpose that Yoga... Read more
Breath Awareness for Young Children
Invariably, all children will encounter some level of stressors. While they should know it’s okay to feel sad or angry or anxious, children should also have the needed skills to calm and relax themselves. As... Read more
Postpartum Pooch: A Yoga Sequence for Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti is the vertical splitting of the rectus abdominus muscle, the muscle that produces the iconic “washboard abs” or “six-pack” along its centerline. To some degree, it occurs in all women during... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
From Probation Officer to Yogi: Teaching Mindfulness in the Juvenile Justice System
If someone told me 25 years ago that I would be sitting in front of teenagers inside a juvenile detention facility teaching and leading them through mindfulness practices and yoga asanas, I would have looked... Read more
Intermittent Fasting for Health and Weight Loss
Jon Barron’s Fasting Protocol Jon Barron, the founder of the Baseline of Health Foundation, has long advocated intermittent fasting for health and weight loss. His recommended protocol includes fasting one day... Read more
From Twinkies to Trikonasana: Yoga and Childhood Obesity
Ask someone to think about children, and they’ll likely picture little ones who generally appear healthy, playing outside with wide-eyed grins. The reality of many modern children, unfortunately, contrasts... Read more
Yoga, Body Image and the Slow Satisfaction of Compassionate Defiance
About 15 years ago, a thin, athletic woman I’ll call Kelly came to a few of my Tuesday morning classes. She’d show up in her workout clothes, sweaty, with a cup of coffee in her hand, which she’d sip standing... Read more
Yoga and Pregnancy: 6 Tips for Postpartum Care
Pregnancy and birth are major events for your body. This alone heightens your risk of pelvic floor dysfunction. We still must take the time to lay the foundation of function, strength, and strategy. Pregnancy... Read more
The Yoga of Weight Loss: How I Lost 30 Pounds Meditating (and What I Gained)
“Clear your mind. Your heart is trying to tell you something.” ~ Unknown I recently lost 30-plus pounds without trying or intending to. I remember excitedly sharing this news on social media one day, after... Read more