When I was a young teen, I used to scour the internet for uplifting quotes that inspired me me to step beyond my perceived limitation, to believe, to hope, and to dream. Years before ever setting foot on a yoga … Continue reading
After ten years teaching fitness and yoga and seven years studying Kinesiology and Cognitive Science I’m finally putting it all together: In January, I’m teaching Yoga EMPOWER Bootcamp at Thriveability in San Francisco. This four-week transformational series combines yoga and meditation with fitness and … Continue reading
This year, my lululoves at lululemon athletica Union Square, San Francisco, treated me to indulge in four full days of the Squaw Valley Wanderlust Festival. I am so grateful to them and to the Wanderlust organizers. The festival blew me … Continue reading
At the beginning of your yoga practice, cup your hands in front of your chest with palms facing upward. Imagine you’re holding a small pile of sand. The grains of sand you’re caressing represent your visions, your ideals, the music that … Continue reading
Q: What are the ethical principles associated with yoga? A: In the Yoga Sutras, Putanjali lists five yamas, hindrances, and five niyamas, observances, which make the the first two of his eight limbs of yoga. The yamas teach us how … Continue reading
I was practicing with Jason Bowman a couple weeks ago. We did a sun salutation toward the end of class, and he cued as to practice it as if it were the last sun salutation we would ever practice. What … Continue reading
Q: What do the Yoga Sutras say about asana (yoga poses)? A: According to Putanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the highest stage of enlightenment is reached in seven stages, and asana (the practice of yoga poses) is the third stage. Putanjali describes asana … Continue reading
On a lovely weekend getaway to the peaceful ocean-side Carmel, California, my personal photographer (i.e. my husband, Richard) was snapping some shots of me doing some poses on the rocks along the beach. There must have been a airedale terrier … Continue reading
The first time I read this passage from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran I was seventeen. It was it was translated into French as part of a high school exam and I was prompted to write my thoughts on the … Continue reading
Q: What is the path to enlightenment? A: According to Putanjali’s Yoga Sutras, enlightenment is attained in seven stages. Including the final stage, these form the Eight Limbs of Yoga: 1. Yamas: Hindrances (Nonviolence, Truthfulness, Nonstealing, Moderation, Non-possessivenes) 2. Niyamas: Oberservances (Purity, Contentment, Self-discipline, Self-study, Surrender) 3. Asana: … Continue reading