Modern Living tries its best to wreak havoc on our necks and shoulders. Driving, sitting at a computer, looking down at our phones, holding children, chopping vegetables: these activities and more ask so much of our shoulders. And that’s where the Great Yoga Wall comes...
This weekend, certified Purna Yoga instructor, Brad Waites, is coming to One Center Yoga. And as of today, I have been unable to find a sub to cover Saturday Donation class. You might take this as an opportunity to join us at One Center for...
I'm writing this from Rockland, Maine. I'm here to be the yoga & meditation teacher for a group of 16 abstract painters. But, right now, I'm the one getting the lesson. You see, one of my bags still hasn't made it to Maine. In fact, it still...
One of the main things we have to remember as yoga teachers is that it is possible to follow our own advice. But that can be challenging. Resistance shows up in the most dedicated of students....
Standing Poses are the foundation of a yoga practice. They serve two purposes: structural/physical and psychological. On the physical level, they strengthen the legs, open the hips, improve our stamina, provide a cardio element to our practice, and teach us how to build our poses from...
This Tuesday night at The Movement Center, I'll be teaching a restorative technique called Still Point. Still Point can take you into a deeply relaxing state very quickly, so it's an effective way to get the benefits of restorative work in a relatively short amount...
I've never actually purchased a mat cleaner before. Usually, I just clean my mat with distilled water and white vinegar. I fill a big glass bowl with water, pour in a couple of glugs of white vinegar and then use a washcloth or microfiber...
This is one of my "kitchen sink" sequences based on the beta sequence taught at all level one classes at Alive and Shine Center, Aadil & Savitri's home studio in Bellevue, Washington. A "kitchen sink" sequence gives you a little bit of everything. It's a...
When you see those baseboards at Purna Yoga East, you know that this is a studio that cares about the details and took the time, energy and love to make sure they got them right. And if they take that much care with the baseboards,...
I first saw this quote on Facebook. Or maybe it was Pinterest. Or perhaps some yoga blog. And I thought to myself, "hmm...