by Shawn Radcliffe | Feb 27, 2011 | Yoga
Learn the secret that yoga teachers don’t want you to know, and set your practice free. Would you do any of the following? Play your guitar only when your teacher is directing you. Balance your checkbook only in math class. Go jogging only with your running coach. Do...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Jan 27, 2011 | Fitness, Yoga
When people find out that I’m a yoga teacher, they usually respond in one of two ways. “Wow, you must be pretty flexible,” or “I’ve never been good at stretching. Not like my daughter/friend/etc. who is super-bendy.” Yoga is often associated with stretching That makes...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Dec 5, 2010 | Fitness, Yoga
If you’ve ever met die-hard Bikram Yoga fans, you’ll understand why hot yoga looks like a cult. Bikram fans sweat for 90 minutes a day in rooms heated to 105°F, and they suffer through an entire class just so they can reach the “high” that comes afterwards. Bikram...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Nov 27, 2010 | Yoga
After months of deliberation, I have finally decided to speak out against extremism in the yoga world. If you are reading this, then my message has successfully made it to the internet. Tonight, I will be going underground and living out of an unmarked Volkswagen bus...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Jul 26, 2010 | Business, Yoga
Stress in the workplace, along with new employee orientation and coworkers who drink too much at holiday parties, is one of the downsides of working. Most employees reluctantly accept stress as “part of the job.” Left unattended, though, workplace stress can lead to...
