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Tips for Staying Motivated

My practice buddies: Paul and Hampi. Note, Hampi is only here for the savasana.

There’s a question I’ve gotten a lot ...

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Ashtanga for All

There’s something Tim Miller said to me once at a training that’s stuck with me ever since: It’s much easier to adapt th...

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Three Yoga Sutras for Trying Times

 The last few months have been difficult for so many people in so many ways. I’ve received a lot of questions from stude...

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Five Lessons Learned from Practicing Through a Pandemic

I always love to talk about how beneficial the practice of yoga can be during uncertain times, times of change, times of...

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Practicing Releasing Anxiety

We all know that these are fragile times. I’ve heard so many people saying that one of the hardest things to deal with r...

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How I Deal With Frustration in Practice
Ever feel like storming off your mat in frustration? Or worse yet, not even getting on it? We all feel frustration with ...
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How to be Accountable for Practice

Ever lie in bed on a Monday morning after hitting snooze and make excuses for why you should skip practice? I know how h...

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Goals: 0% Injury Rate

In my last blog post I wrote about why I think Ashtanga Yoga is dangerous. There are a lot of injuries that can happen i...

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Why I think Ashtanga Yoga Is Dangerous ☠️

I was recently asked if Ashtanga Yoga is dangerous. My immediate response was a vehement “of course not!”

And then I th...

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Why I Stopped Following Instagram Yogis
I'm fond of saying no one can show you the inside of yoga. You have to experience it yourself. When I see someone practi...
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2020 Vision 🤓

What I love about the New Year is that it’s filled with so much possibility. What I love about the end of the year is th...

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Practice Tips for Travel

As the holiday season kicks into full swing, I want to talk about a question that’s an annual challenge for a lot of p...

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Ashtanga 101 : Maintenance Mode

Have you heard yogis talking about “maintenance mode” and wondered what the heck it means?

Well, ultimately, a maintena...

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Ashtanga 101: The Prop Talk

Traditionally in Ashtanga, many teachers will teach with absolutely no props. I think there’s some benefit to that but, ...

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When is the Right Time to Participate in Workshops, Immersions, In-Depth Studies and Retreats?

I get a lot of questions about what I think of "continuing education" in yoga - workshops, immersions, in-depth studies,...

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Ashtanga 101: How to Add Poses to Your Practice

In my last Ashtanga 101 blog I wrote about when is the right time to start a new series. Read it here.

This of course r...

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