Change Your Story, Change Your Life

I couldn’t believe it. Driving home the other night from a friend’s house, my husband and I pulled up behind a car with a license plate that said, Woe is me. Seriously? I can’t imagine being so attached to my negative self-talk that I’d put it on a license plate! In the yoga teacher training,…

Back Bending: From Pain to Bliss

I often hear a sigh of disgruntlement when I introduce the first backbend in a yoga class. Back bending is demanding, and sometimes it even hurts. But it shouldn’t—at least not for most. Why does a backbend hurt? There are a lot of possible reasons. For some, the muscles of the back are simply imbalanced.…

How to Get Those Cranky Hamstrings to Let Go!

The single biggest flexibility challenge I hear students’ complain about is there hamstrings.  Here is how to get those cranky hamstrings to let go! If you sit at work long hours, drive in the car and most of your physical activity involves some form of walking or running, and you’re of legal age, you have…