Sitting in the Heart of Compassion: Loving Kindness Meditation.
This is a simple practice that cultivates an attitude of compassion toward yourself. You are literally sitting in the feeling/brain states generated by focusing on wishing yourself well.
View ArticleHeal Your Body (Awareness), Heal Your Mind.
For many years, I explored the idea of not being my body. I was seeking the out of body experience, the transcendence of the limitations of time and space, and of course everything I didn't like about...
View ArticleApocalypse, Schmapocalypse: Sex, Death & Honesty.
When we are all still here on December 22nd, 2012, can we please recognize that there have been hundreds of apocalyptic predictions, and that as with those, this one was meaningless?
View ArticleLow Back Pain – Your Beautiful Psoas.
Generally, to help support a stable and flexible low back, we need to stretch the muscles of the thighs, hips and the low back itself and strengthen our abdominals. But there is a muscle that sometimes...
View ArticleSciatica and Tight Hips/Low-Back – Your Pesky Piriformis!
Sciatica, Tight Hips & Low Back Pain are often coming from this deep hip muscle.
View ArticleEstablishing Sacred Space.
My love floats through the air like music…. We are three. One stops at the threshold and bows, One lifts the sacred cup and we see wine flames play over her face, One turns to any cold onlookers and...
View ArticleYoga & the 3 Principles of Transformational Neuroplasticity.
The central mystery is consciousness: the relationship between mind and body, the origin and process of subjective experience. These questions remain confounding, but this is not to say we have not...
View ArticleThe Foundational Trinity: Grounding, Orienting & Resourcing.
The 3rd excerpt from Awakened heart, Embodied Mind: A Modern Yoga Philosophy Infused with Somatic Psychology and Neuroscience. Because the body is our home, being at home in the body is essential...
View ArticleThe Practice Trinity: Breath, Presence & Compassion. {Video} ~ Julian Walker
Breath, Presence & Compassion are "The Practice Trinity" - use them on your yoga mat and in your life...
View ArticleEmbracing the Body as a Spiritual Path.
For many years, I was captivated by the idea of not being my body. Truth is, it can seem so appealing!
View ArticleHala Khouri: Why Yoga Works. {Video}
I asked my friend Hala Khouri from Off The Mat to offer an answer to the questions: Why does yoga work? What does it really do for us?
View Article5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Yoga Teacher.
This video series is dedicated to those just starting on their journey of teaching yoga. I hope it is beneficial and supportive.
View ArticleWe Must Love Yoga to Teach Yoga.
It is a life-long exploration of the nature of being human, and the more we dig into that process, the more we have to offer our students. The more we show up and do the work, the more we use our time...
View ArticleYoga Is Self-Connection: A Moment of Wisdom from Hala Khouri. {Video}
When we practice yoga in a mindful way it is an opportunity to just be still. To check in and find out what is present for us beneath the surface.
View ArticleRockin’ Your Yoga Playlists!
Perhaps you've felt the burn of multi-tasking with your iPod in hand, trying to rearrange songs while your students wonder what the nonsensical instructions absently coming out of your mouth actually...
View ArticleThe 1 Word Your Yoga Students Long To Hear.
Don't you hate that moment? When you see the smiling face of a student who comes to your class semi-regularly, but you can't remember their name.. Here's a tip.
View ArticleHala Khouri: Freedom is Not What You Think! {VIDEO}
True freedom is fearless in the face of discomfort —being truly resilient means being able to be present with what scares us without running away. We can cultivate this on the yoga mat!
View ArticleBreaking The Making Money Taboo For Yoga Teachers.
You can make a great living teaching yoga, while doing something you love. There, I said it. I know---it contradicts most of what is out there on the web. But it’s true.
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