For the past month or so, I've been hosting a weekly yoga class. My intention was to gain teaching experience while helping my friends better cope with the challenges of the difficult times that we're living in. I've realized that the real value of the weekly sessions are to connect and check-in. While I usually …
Category: move
Progress may be a stretch
I am a firm believer in habits, good or bad... they work. So, if we get to choose good habits and choose bad habits, we should do so carefully. This was the theme of my January. I kicked the month of strong - Aiming to meditate just 10 minutes each day. Up to this point, …
adventures with headstand
Full disclosure right upfront - I am terrible at headstand. Yet I love it. It's an issue for me as a yoga teacher but there it is. The issue is I can't really teach it since I nearly always use a wall as a prop and flail my legs because I can get some serious …
Dude-asana
The Big Lebowski is one of my all-time favorite movies. But it had been years since I watched it and recently found myself wanting to check out of reality and clicking on the Dude. Since I had last seen it, I have spent hundreds of hours on the mat and another 200 hours or so …
Balance as Breakthrough
A lot can be learned from a good tree. Vrksasana helps to improve balance and the ability to center and focus, which can be very helpful for running as it helps prevent injury and improve overall performance. There are many ways to approach tree, from resting the bottom of your foot on the opposite ankle …
Go with the flow
This book - Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - was on my reading list for as long as I can remember and it did not disappoint. It is a book about yoga... it is a book about running... it is a book about life and how to find happiness. Not the superficial kind of happiness that …
Why start with OM
Friends, I have a new blog to share yoga practices that can help and support runners and people who are new to yoga. Please visit and sign up to get emails. Why start with OM? I believe that the greatest benefit of yoga for runners is meditation and pranayama (breathing) practices to build a foundation …
The god bone
It was a big weekend with Doug Keller at Sun and Moon, was kicked off with a deep dive into the sacred sacrum or 'god bone' as some call it. So many new things to me, embarrassed to say that at first I thought he was talking about mutation to describe the tip or tilt …
right effort
The yamas are the principles of ethical behavior for everyday life in our relationships with others and with ourselves, as written in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Yoga Sutras outline the theory and practice of yoga. Once you become familiar with the yamas, they grow and evolve with you as your life grows and …
move
Establishing a regular asana (pose) practice has enormous benefits for building strength, balance and flexibility. Based on your needs and preferences, you will find poses that appeal to you and work for you with experience. I recommend attending hatha yoga level I classes first to ensure that you are doing the poses correctly working with …
