What Is Yoga's Health Gap?

If you're a dedicated yoga practitioner, chances are you're used to being one of the healthiest people in the room. You’re mindful of what you eat, you value movement, and ...

Heart in Your Hips

If you’ve spent any time in the yoga world, you’ve probably heard it over and over again:

• “Your tight hips are a sign of unprocessed trauma.”

• “Your hips store emotions li...

How do you know if you're getting better at yoga?

When we think about progress in yoga, we often default to physical milestones. Improved flexibility, reduced back pain, or finally mastering that elu...

Is Your Peace of Mind Up to You?

Peace of mind is not something that happens to us. Like mastering a new pose or learning a new language, peace of mind is attitude we can improve with practice. Event...

I'm not worried about your herniated disc

A herniated disc might sound like a severe and potentially disabling injury. The pain can be intense, and it’s understandable to feel anxious about the futur...

How Pain Works: Understanding Mysterious Pain

Why does my back hurt when nothing is “broken”?

You’ve been told there’s no structural damage causing your pain. No injury. No herniated disc. No sciati...

Focus, dedication... What are you missing?

"There’s no value in digging shallow wells in a hundred places. Decide on one place and dig deep." -Sri S. Satchidananda

We often hear that progress is...

Every year more people start doing yoga to help with back pain, hip pain, shoulder pain etc. And while yoga feels good, leaving you feeling relaxed. All too often it does little to nothing improve pai...

Motivation Doesn't Happen By Accident

Staying motivated is the single hardest part of beginning a yoga practice or starting any health and fitness routine. Some days the effort feels effortless, othe...

What's wrong with Intuitive Eating

I spent this morning browsing through #IntuitiveEating on social media and searching for online resources trying to understand what Intuitive Eating is. Just like i...

What should you do if you only have 20 minutes?

What is the ideal length of time for you to practice? From my own interviews with people and scouring comments on social media, most people are looking...

Ultimate test for a philosophy

The value of any philosophy is how much it can improve our life. Does it make us happier, less stressed, more compassionate etc? I don’t like it when yoga teachers tell...