When I was a kid, my Dad asked me if I could design a chair for people whose knees bent backward. I'm still working on that one! What do we do with bodies that ache because we sit, and sit, and sit? In fact, I’ll bet you’re sitting right now! We're a society of "chair people." We sit for meals, sit for classes, sit in the car, sit at a desk, sit in meetings and movies. We sit to talk on the … Read More
Yoga is Like Sex!
By on February 22, 2016 Leave a Comment
Yoga is like sex. You can read about it, hear about it, and watch other people do it, but until you experience it first hand, yourself, you don't really get it. So what's the excitement all about? Why is yoga showing up everywhere from auto ads to executive meetings? Why are airlines presenting it to their passengers and why is it featured on Oprah? Kids are doing it in schools; buff athletes … Read More
Welcome to the World of Yoga
By on November 16, 2015 Leave a Comment
When I “discovered” yoga, in 1990 in Southern California, it was just coming into the awareness of the Western World. I remember someone asking me what I did and when told them I was a yoga teacher, they said, “How can you teach that, isn’t it something you eat?” Seriously! Yoga? Yogurt? I guess they’re easy to mix up. Both were associated with the “flower child” element, certainly not … Read More
Yoga: Adding Balance to Your Life
By on November 4, 2015 2 Comments
Yoga: What is it all about? For 5,000 years, yoga has been a path to good health and conscious living. Would you like to increase your physical vitality, mental clarity, and heighten your spiritual awareness? Regardless of your age or physical condition, yoga can bring you these benefits. Yoga is training in listening to our bodies. By tuning in through awareness of our breath, through … Read More
