Today, in a training course for indoor cycle instructors, I realized that I had made my 10th remark about (and sales pitch for) the benefits of yoga for cyclists. If you’re logging a lot of miles in …
New Yoga Resolution?
Here we are again, the gyms are full of folks with great intentions and new resolutions. In looking at the research, I learned that almost half of American adults make resolutions each new …
Reach the Glass
Very often, our best lessons are learned from the warriors in our life who are fighting the most difficult battles. Recently I attended a meeting for people with MS, and heard an inspiring …
Yoga and The Little Things
Yoga teaches us so much about the little things, that are really the big things. An amazing thing happened today. I held my son’s pet rat Spike, who was taking his last breaths. I was never a fan of …
Yoga for a Strong Back
After being diagnosed with a herniated disc two years ago, I turned to yoga for strength, flexibility, and pain management. Everything I did in physical therapy was a version of a yoga pose. Here is …
Your First Yoga Class
One of my favorite experiences as a yoga teacher is watching a brand new yogi roll up his or her mat after a first class. New yoga participants look like kids who just rode a bike for the first time …