Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is upon us, and if you are one half of a happy couple, there might be some expectation on you to deliver a heartfelt gift. Gifts are lots of fun (sign me up!), but I would choose an experience over a material object (almost) any day, and one […]
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Yoga Vocabulary 3: Styles of Yoga
Part 3 of Yoga Vocabulary: Styles of Yoga! (For more yoga word learning, see Part 1, Non-English Words, and Part 2, Body Parts.) Really, there’s only one style of yoga, and that’s called yoga. Yoga is yoga, and yoga is good. Okay. Sometimes yoga is fast and sometimes it’s slow. Sometimes we hold. Sometime we’re […]
Yoga Vocabulary 2: Yoga Body Parts
Welcome to Part 2 of our yoga vocabulary lesson, in which we will talk about the yoga body parts. (See Yoga Vocabulary: Non-English Words for Part 1.) When you’re in class, the yoga teacher will refer to various parts of your body to help you figure out where to put those parts and how to […]
Yoga Vocabulary 1: Non-English Words
Yoga comes with its own yoga vocabulary, which can be intimidating when you show up to your first yoga class. Make a quick study of this list to help you understand what the teacher is talking about if any of these non-English words sound up in your class. Namaste You’ve probably heard this a lot, […]
Yoga for Beginners 1: Get Going!
Here we go! I’m rolling out some online yoga classes, and I am happy to present this first one. I call it yoga for beginners because I feel it’s a class that many people who are new to yoga can manage, but it’s still a nice practice for those who are more experienced, as well. […]
Your Body Best: 2015 Highlights
As 2015 draws to a close, I can’t help but look back on this blog a bit–the ideas I had, the posts I wrote. In case you’re just joining me here, I’ve rounded up the 2015 highlights: my favorite posts from the last year. Which is your favorite? How to Learn to Love Running (or […]
How to Become My Favorite Yoga Student
Truth is, every student is my favorite yoga student. I love everyone that comes to class and gives it a go. But let’s say some are less favorite than others. So. How to become a true favorite and not a less favorite? Your handstand alone won’t earn you straight A’s with me. These things do. […]
12 Days of Yoga
If you’re getting stressed this holiday season, and especially if you’re letting your exercise or yoga routine slide, get yourself back into the groove with these 12 Days of Yoga! Starting today and finishing up on December 25, practice each day’s “assignment” just like the song–so on the first day, you do the pose from […]
2016 Fitness Trends
Back in January, I compared my personal fitness trends to the projected 2015 fitness trends: I listed mine as: Rumba, which I’m still doing at the gym three times per week, Running–I completed a marathon in June, Yoga on a daily basis, CrossFit, which I loved, but I never went back because running took up […]
Yogasana: The Encyclopedia of Yoga Poses (On My Bookshelf)
In 2007, I traveled to India to complete my yoga teacher training. I wasn’t sure what to look for in a training program; I just knew I wanted to go to India to do it. I happened upon a course with dates that worked out perfectly for me at the time, and it was reasonably priced. I […]