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“I have tight hamstrings” Recently a yoga teacher who attends my classes asked me how to respond to students who complain of tight hamstrings, who are seeking ways to open and lengthen them. It is… Read More

The most effective yoga teachers wholeheartedly work toward basing all of their instructions on a clear understanding of the philosophy that underlies asana practice. In a nutshell, we use the body as a tool to… Read More

I am reminded by the bells at the cathedral at the end of my street, and by the growing size of the crowds flowing in and out of it each Sunday, that Easter is coming… Read More

The great yoga teacher Vinnie Marino once said, while teaching an advanced yoga pose, “I know a lot of people who can do this pose and they’re not any happier than anybody else I know.”… Read More

Excerpted from the Yoga Journal book, Yoga at Home: Inspiration for Creating Yoga Home Practice,. Authored by Linda Sparrowe, who has also written The Woman’s Book of Yoga and Health: A Lifelong Guide to Wellness and the Yoga… Read More

When I started doing yoga, I loved most of what happened in the classes. One thing I did not love, though, was the chanting of “om.” None of my early teachers could explain what it… Read More

Greatness in any skill comes after a lot of practice, and that practice has to start somewhere. A few weeks ago, I had a text exchange with a yoga teacher who was at that starting… Read More

People practice yoga for many reasons. But, almost all who come to yoga have at least one thing in common: a desire to change something about their physical or mental experience. Tapas is a Sanskrit… Read More

In each teacher training that I lead, we start by discussing whether or not certain postures qualify to be called yoga asana, the Sanskrit word for pose. It’s a great place to start because it puts… Read More

A moment with Yogayama student, Magnus, about the beginnings of his yoga practice and a bit about where it has taken him. Read More