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It’s not quite accurate to say that I’ve been studying the Bhagavad Gita again this season, because working with this text really feels like living with it. […]

Got an office chair? Well stop sitting on it and try the office chair challenge (handstand press prep).

Where do you think this sequence went after this core drill?? This pose strengthens: all 4 muscular layers of the abdominal wall (Transverse Abdominus, Internal […]

Do you practice restorative yoga regularly? This is a version of my self-care inversion practice, particularly effective for when I’m jet lagged and/or otherwise fatigued […]

Have you ever used a stool for backbends? Both round topped and square topped stools can be great props for yoga, and you can always […]

What is the “Deep Core” and how does stabilization work? As Noah Mazé of The Mazé Method explains, the “Deep Core” are primarily slow-twitch fibers, […]

Do you ever use a dowel rod in Sarvangasana and Halasana? I love this prop because it really helps to get the shoulders open and […]

Dropping back from standing into urdhva dhanurasana (upward facing bow, aka wheel pose) is a difficult transition for a number of reasons. Let’s examine just a few […]

Do you have a comparison habit? It comes slinking in. Christmas postcards of attire-matching, happy family units; Valentine’s commercials of attractive, hand-in-hand couples, left hand […]