When my mother moved from sunny Southern CA to San Juan Island, Washington over twenty years ago, adjustments needed to be made. Mental...

It might surprise you to know that we (instructors) think of y’all (students) quite often. You matter to us perhaps more than we’re able...

Ohana, in essence, means family. Of course, this refers to true familial relations, but this concept also involves creating loving...

During a phone conversation earlier this week a friend of mine shared the frustration she feels when she repeatedly writes her ambitious...

Have you ever been in a yoga or meditation class where your instructor has asked you to tap into a feeling of deep compassion for...

Somewhere along the way we’ve all been convinced that overworking ourselves into oblivion will ultimately result in achievement,...

Oftentimes when I tell folks I’m a yoga instructor they assume I spend the majority of my time upside down in a version of handstand that...

Top 5 Misconceptions About Yoga. Having taught and practiced yoga for over a decade, there seems to be a consistent handful of...

In response to an article I recently read that asserts, all folks in the “spiritual industry” are fakes. It got me thinking… I’ve found...

When is the best time to begin a yoga practice? I know a woman, now in her forties, who started practicing yoga when she was eleven years...

Beginning something (anything) new as an adult can feel downright intimidating. Yoga, perhaps, is the quintessential example of a...

As contemporary yoga practitioners in our modern western world, a great many of us enjoy the physical benefits classes offer. We often...

When I discovered I was expecting my fourth child I immediately shelved what at the time was a very vigorous and consistent hot yoga...

As the year winds down and we tilt ever farther away from the sun, it’s natural for us to settle into a state of stillness and...

When I was in my twenties I bought a book called “The Pursuit of Happiness.” Happiness, it seemed to me, was our absolute birthright. But...

If you’re approaching the holiday season as somebody who is newly sober, considering sobriety, or even if you’re someone who has...

The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming! It doesn’t seem quite possible (maybe because we had all of a 5 minute Fall) but it’s...

Yoga for Beginners: What is the Best Beginner Yoga Style? Yoga for beginners often feels like an intimidating new world, but the truth is...