The Way In is the Way Out

My yoga teacher training faculty and I have a saying. “The way in is the way out.” The image of the ancient nautilus aptly captures this process of growth from the inside out. It grows by chambers. When it outgrows one chamber, it grows another larger chamber within which to house its expanded self. The spiral…

It’s Not What You Think

During the Open Your Lotus workshop on Saturday, a student asked me what to do. “I feel fearful about my knees when approaching lotus pose,” she said. Last year, during the Arm Balance workshop, another student asked, “Why do we do arm balances? Is it to get strong arms?” Recently, a fellow yoga teacher was…

Change Happens One Breath at a Time

Remember that change happens one breath at a time. Rome wasn’t built in a day. I had to fly half way around the world– to India– to find out that I was still the only one who could do my practice forme. Same me as back in Ohio. No one else was going to do…