short daily practice
-How to start and maintain home practice: -Set aside a specific time every day it helps to create routine it makes it easier to maintain -Don’t worry about how long it is. It could be 5 minutes of breathing or just a foreword fold -Don’t judge yourself. It’s not about doing all the hard poses … Read more
Embrace Natarajasana (Dancer Pose)
I struggled with Natarajasana. For months and months, I wobbled back and forth and completely out of the pose. After a particularly frustrating experience, my teacher at the time reminded me that the only way I would be able to find the pose was if I let go. This baffled me. Let go? I’ll fall … Read more
Keep Sane & Happy at Work
I love my job, which is a very good thing because the majority of my time is spent at work. I also love yoga. The good thing is they go together very well. No matter how much you love your job, there are bound to be times where you’re feeling tired and overwhelmed. So in … Read more
Partner Yoga
Ok, so you got yoga down, you can hang with being present, managing your emotions, flailing limbs, dripping sweat etc… but it’s a whole different thing when you add another person into the equation — someone else’s sweat, limbs, and ideas about how things should work. Dealing with yourself is one thing; adding the element … Read more
Soulshine Bali Retreat
The art of relaxing. … Yes it is an art. When was the last time you took a nap? Or laid around and read a book. Or just slowly sipped your tea. Yea I know it’s been a while. Normally when your weekend comes around your probably booked to the ears. Trying to maximize every … Read more
Embrace Mayurasana (Peacock Pose)
In the yogic traditions, the peacock symbolizes beauty, strength, compassion, and the ability to destroy snakes or, more importantly, digest their venom. It is said that if you practice Mayurasana you will be able to digest the most toxic of poisons. Not that I’m suggesting you go out and down some arsenic, but your digestion … Read more
yoga is a state of mind
my favorite Shiva Sutra is Chaitanyam Atma. Consciousness is the self. its so simple and so perfect. how we choose to identify ourselves is how we are. the self is vast but if we chose to identify with manas ( the mind- little self) instead of Atman ( the big self) then that is … Read more
Embrace Salamba Sirsasana (Headstand)
This pose evokes a lot of reaction whenever it’s brought up, either great fear or joy in most students. It can be a lifelong challenge. Before walking you through the steps to get into headstand, I want to touch on the concept that it embodies. It is called an inversion for a reason, and it … Read more
