Happy New Year! And the winners are…
Happy New Year! Last year has come and gone, and we are off on a new journey! Thank you for reading our posts and for sharing your feedback; it helps us[...] The post Happy New Year! And the winners...
View ArticleTry Yoga Boosts to move through your day more productively, smoothly, and...
Happy New Year! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions this year? Time and time again, I see students start a new year on an optimistic note with a clear[...] The post Try Yoga Boosts to move through...
View ArticleYour four brain characters and how they run your life
Do you like to control your environment and organize your life just so? Or do you prefer to fly by the seat of your pants and dive into new things[...] The post Your four brain characters and how they...
View ArticleWhich brain characters are dominant in you and your students?
Many years ago, a student of mine shared his jury duty experience in a complicated court case. After taking part in a jury discussion of the evidence presented, he was[...] The post Which brain...
View ArticleWhat the yoga sutras say about our brain activities and how it aligns with...
Of all the traditional yogic texts, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is my all-time favorite. It gets often mentioned in the yoga world in connection with yamas, niyamas, and the eight limbs[...] The post What...
View ArticleHow the Four Characters view the body and what it means for your yoga students
Last week, I read an article about a 45-year-old Silicon Valley millionaire who is determined to reverse the aging process in each one of his organs and revert them to[...] The post How the Four...
View ArticleHow our yoga students deal with illness and the four steps we can follow to...
As yoga teachers and yoga therapists, we often encounter students who have been recently diagnosed with some life-altering illness or haven’t figured out a way to effectively deal with their[...] The...
View ArticleHow to do the Brain Huddle to find inner peace
How do you feel when you are at peace with yourself? Inner peace (or peace of mind), by definition, is an absence of conflict; it is a state of calm that[...] The post How to do the Brain Huddle to...
View ArticleChanges are in the air! Here is what it will look like going forward
Even though February is still in full swing, signs of spring are already in the air. When I go for my afternoon walk, I can almost feel the trees getting[...] The post Changes are in the air! Here is...
View ArticleRelease tension in the hips and integrate your brain hemispheres
Your right and left brain hemispheres approach the tasks you do throughout your day a bit differently: the left one looks at things linearly, as a sequence, and the right[...] The post Release tension...
View ArticleJust Released: Redesigned and Reimagined Home Yoga Practice App
Last weekend, the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once won an Oscar. The film visually demonstrated how the choices we make in our lives could lead us toward entirely different[...] The post Just...
View ArticleYour rowdy inner family and the lasting conflict it creates
My grandmother on my mom’s side had lost her mother early in life. When my grandmother was in elementary school, her mother was arrested by the Communist Party for some[...] The post Your rowdy inner...
View ArticleCAN YOU HEAR ME?! How our conflicting inner parts try to get our attention...
For as long as I can remember, my students have talked about their body parts as if they have their own personalities and agendas. They would say things like, “My[...] The post CAN YOU HEAR ME?! How...
View ArticleOur inner system of managers, firefighters, and exiles and the dynamics of...
I have an early childhood memory of crying about something or rather and my father taking a camera off the shelf, taking a picture of me, and telling me with[...] The post Our inner system of managers,...
View ArticleWhy do our efforts to heal ourselves and help our students sometimes fail?
I recently watched a show called Fleishman is in Trouble, which unpacks the aftermath of a divorce. The story’s female protagonist, Rachel, played by Clare Danes, had a difficult childhood[...] The...
View ArticleHow do we know which parts of us need to be taken care of? Understanding...
Every student who comes in seeking yoga therapy is a complex blend of structural and physiological peculiarities, genetics, past experiences, perceptions, ideas, habitual patterns of movement and...
View ArticleThe six steps of IFS for working with our protective parts to discover what’s...
When we have a persistent pain or health problem that doesn’t seem to respond to usual measures, it helps to take a closer look and see what’s happening within our[...] The post The six steps of IFS...
View ArticleConnecting to the vulnerable parts and releasing their burdens into the elements
In a recent yoga therapy session, a student of mine came to a realization that she would no longer be able to do certain yoga poses because of her recent[...] The post Connecting to the vulnerable...
View ArticleTalking to the body and leading students on a self-exploration journey
Internal Family Systems (IFS) techniques can help yoga therapists accomplish two fundamental goals in their work with students: unblending (letting go of attachment, vairagya in yogic terms) and...
View ArticleWhy does your back hurt? Your body might tell you if you listen carefully
Oftentimes our bodies try to get our attention through physical pain and discomfort. The messages that the body is trying to send us range from simple “Quit lifting heavy things[...] The post Why does...
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