What's in a name?

I’ve had a few conversations in the past week or so from people who were thinking of coming to take my class but didn’t. When I asked why, they said they weren’t sure they were physically ready or able to do a power yoga class. There were some other thoughts...

Managing Stress in today's challenging times

I overheard a women waiting for the bus today. She was chatting with another woman that was waiting. They were talking about their jobs. The one woman said to the other, “Well, at least I have a job! At least for today!” So is what it is like to be employed in...

What did the teacher just say?

I was teaching a yoga class the other day and started referring to things in “yogic terms,” which is to say, I was using yoga “terminology” and using Sanskrit words. Teaching is rather like having a long conversation with yourself, and you hope that somewhere...

The continuum of learning

One of my yoga teachers read a passage several years ago in class. He was talking about when a pitcher throws a ball, he doesn’t “think” about throwing the ball, he just throws it. You could use that metaphor for any professional athlete; the idea of Michael...