Curry, Worry & Hurry

Let me explain. This saying comes from an Indian teacher of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is a sister science to yoga, and is a method for living well and living long. Curry means your diet. Worry means self-induced stress caused by thinking and worrying about the future. Hurry comes from scheduling our time to tightly. Which one…

Soar With Me!

Yesterday, a student in class made her way into her first one-armed handstand.  The look of joy on her face made my day, and hers too!  She couldn’t believe what she had done!  She had broken the barrier– gone beyond all that she thought was possible. The yoga teachings explain that when we are no…

Shift Happens… When You’re Ready

Are you ready? If you’re doing yoga, that’s a clue you just might be ready. Yoga isn’t about doing or undoing the reality at hand; it’s not about getting anywhere or even about achieving a pose. No, yoga is about the practice of INACTION. It requires that we don’t react— physically or emotionally— to whatever…