What is Progress in Practice?

What is progress in practice? Yoga is not about asana perfection How about compassion towards yourself and others?I wanted to share a few notes on what progress in practice means. I feel it’s easy to take an unbeneficial take on what constitutes progress.  In...

Benefits of Yin & Restorative Yoga

From Doing to Being The Benefits of Yin & Restorative YogaEvery Wednesday evening I hold a ninety minute practice and about once a month I offer a long session of Yin and Restorative Yoga. Today I want to describe a few of the benefits of this deeply nurturing and...

The Magic of the Vinyasa Count

The Magic and Importance of the Vinyasa Count Transitions are important. Paying attention to how we get into and out of situations... The Magic and Importance of the Vinyasa CountThe vinyasa count is originally an integral part of our practice and is a great tool to...

Ashtanga Mysore Yoga – A potent practice

Ashtanga Mysore Yoga A powerful practice Ashtanga Mysore Yoga - A Powerful PracticeIn the last weeks I was in India practicing under the guidance of the wonderful teacher Sharmila Desai in her beautiful and earthy shala Ashtanga Yoga Morjim. Taking this time, stepping...

Yoga Practice – Practice being with Yourself

Yoga Practice A transformative practice of being with yourself Yoga Practice HealsTo heal our bodies is to heal our relationship with the earth. To regain our ground is to regain our aliveness, and the foundation of all that follows.Dropping back and coming up from...