Being human
and life's little mysteries

Choose any given day on a street corner in a bustling city, and you will see bodies in motion.  All around, sirens scream, motors throb,...

There has never been a time when the earth has been more inhabited. People, plastic bottles, car parts, computers and chemical byproducts...

On October 11 and October 18th there will be LIVE MUSIC in class, provided by Luc Acke and Javier Rodríguez Huertas at Indaba Yoga...

One of the benefits of a regular long term yoga or meditation practice is the increased capacity to listen. At first this may be focused...

I’m going to need a new liver. Some of you may know about my personal history with illness, and if you follow my blog you may have even...

In the much loved children’s book Oh the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Suess, he describes a space where nothing happens as The Waiting...

YS 1.12 abhyasa vairagyam tat nirodhah. Our thought patterns (chitta vrittis) are quieted by practicing detachment. Emotion is...

When I made the decision to change careers 6 years ago, I had a very different perspective on the world. At that moment in my life any...

om ity ekaksharam Brahma / vyaharan mam anusmaran yah prayati tyajan deham / sa yati paramam gatim (BG VIII.13) If one can remember...

Daily life in a big city can sometimes feel somewhere between a race, a juggling act and balancing on a high wire. The cacophony of...

CLASS SCHEDULE (see below for restorative class dates at Indaba) PREBOOK: WORKSHOP MARCH 4 Aversion to Inversions at Indaba Yoga Studio ...

For most of us, daily life can be a rush from start to finish; getting from point A to B, focusing on completing tasks, and in general...

Our voice is one of our most important tools in making lasting, positive change in the world. With our voice we can represent all the...

As another 365 day-period draws to a close, resolutions are on many people’s minds as we prepare for a new year. What would we like to...

One of the most challenging aspects of true gratitude is accepting all things in life as precious; without judgement, without control....

In Part 1 of this post, the ancient story of the Churning of Milk was paraphrased as a mythological explanation from where physical form...

Almost a decade ago my shoulders carried the weight of the world due to the stresses of my daily life. As a result I was plagued with...

In sanskrit, sakshi is the observer, the aspect within able to watch the body, mind and events without judgement, attachment or analysis....

vi- to order; nyasa – conscious placement; krama – sequence with a beginning, middle and end Often when a yoga class is described as...

In the Fundamentals of Yoga by Shree Brahmananda Sarasvati, he writes: Suggestion is the underlying and fundamental cause of all mental...