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LATEST ARTICLES ( 206 )

• Variation on a Meaning

  The other day a friend and I were talking about stambha because...well, doesn't everyone talk Sanskrit and apply philosophical concepts to their lives? What,... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Let's Talk Purpose and Yoga Is

  I spent a good part of my life looking for...something. Call it more or something deeper or, quite possibly, myself. I was voracious in regards to books,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Spring Cleaning

  I slept in today and was running way off schedule. My mind was in its monkey state, a flurry of hurry, hurry, hurry. Regardless, I unfurled my yoga mat as per... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Got Boredom?

  Just before I sat down to write this post, I was in full-on productivity mode. I was checking things off my to-do list at a fairly rapid pace. If I were using m... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Choosing Slow

  I just stepped away from my desk, the to do list, the inbox, and a number of other nameless distractions vying for my attention to take a slow walk around my... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Osho Meditation, Unconditional Love, Krishna Das & the Squat

  Yes, the saying "time flies when you're having fun" sure has been true for me. I'm still not sure what happened in February, but I do remember having lots of... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Personal Sovereignty in the Yoga World

  Once again, Bikram Choudhury is in the news...and not in a good way (cue up Britney Spears' Oops I Did it Again). In the interest of full disclosure, I am not... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Pelvis

  After getting into yoga I became a geek for all things body-related. I suddenly started using the term psoas regularly. I would sit in crowded places just... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Ye Olde Procrastination Cure

  It's one thing to know something and another to do it. Yesterday I had the lovely experience of feeling like someone had kicked me in the posterior, complete... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Letting It Break Down

  This morning I got on my mat for my regular practice and noticed that I was feeling stiff. As I moved through some postures I could feel the tightness and I... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Can You Let Go More?

  This morning was just like most mornings -- I came into Seated Forward Bend feeling a tug in my hamstrings before my muscles released. I didn't go all that... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• What's Next?

  Sometimes life is like a Sun Salutation series -- you know what's coming next. You move through it all with little thought. It's automatic, muscle memory.... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Identity Crisis

  I notice that there are a lot of labels in the yoga world -- beginner yogi, advanced yogi, vegetarian, vegan, raw foodist, this type (insert style of yoga... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• I Don't Give a Downward Dog About Resolutions Because I Believe in Magic

  

  "There's no place like your yoga mat..." We're in the sweet spot between endings and beginnings. It's a time of letting go, a time of reflection, a time of... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Absence and Presence

  This blog has been like a yogi's rendition of Silent Night lately. Yes, it's true, I've been spending my time enjoying the holiday season rather than sitting... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Rewriting Your Holidays

  It has not escaped my notice that the emails in my inbox are about 70/30 in the sales/gratitude ratio. Yep, that means that there are more messages about... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• The 2014 Holiday Gift Guide

  It's that time of year again -- one of the radio pre-sets on my car's stereo is now playing holiday music 24-7, there are Black Friday emails filling my inbox,... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Mixed Bag: Asana, Diversity, Aging Gracefully

  I'm in the process of putting together this year's Yoga Gift Guide (I can't believe it's that time once again), but wanted to share a few things that have caugh... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• The Busy Addict

  "At some point, all the horizontal trips in the world stop compensating for the need to go deep, into somewhere challenging and unexpected; movement makes most... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS

• Reprogramming: Rewild Yourself

  Years ago, I found out about Scott Sonnon and tried his FlowFit program (loved it). I discovered Prasara "Yoga," and became fascinated by the idea of moving my... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY, SPORTS