If you’ve ever been to my yoga class, you have heard me say, “Baby steps. Remember, change takes time.” Nothing reminds you of the universal truth of this statement, like injury or illness. I had the Novel coronavirus. Covid-19. The…
The No Pain No Gain Bullsh*t: Listen to Your Body
One of the things I imagine my regular clients get tired of hearing me say is some version of “No Pain No Gain is bullshit.” This Cowboy Up mentality, a mainstay in Western fitness paradigms, aren’t excluded from yoga. In…
OMG! I Can Do Yoga!
I teach a beginning yoga class. An actual for beginners never stepped onto a yoga mat class. I’ve done the comps. I’m the only beginning yoga class for miles. A lot of yoga class descriptions say, “We welcome all levels…
Slow Your Roll, Bitches: My Yoga IS Healthy Yoga
It happens all of the time. New people attend my class, and they are experienced yoga practitioners. You know the type, usually younger, lithe, and so full of yogi zen you just want to slap the yoga off of their…
For Those Who’d Like The Flexibility To Reach To Scratch
Meeting some friends at a local joint, I arrived early and ordered a margarita. The waiter, an imposing figure of six-foot-plus with a smooth bald head, gave me a wink and a friendly smile. As the place sat empty, we…