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“Don’t gobblefunk around with words.”
― Roald Dahl, The BFG
Isn’t Yoga Just Stretching?
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...
Hot Yoga: Is it hot in here or is it just me?
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...
A Letter from the Underground: Beware of Yoga Extremism
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...
Bring Yoga Into the Workplace to Combat Stress
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...
Boost your ego with yoga practice
We gathered Sunday morning for a session with a visiting yoga teacher. We sat expectantly on our mats, waiting for his words of wisdom, the spiritual nectar that would nourish our souls. He laid out the guidelines for our practice: You may be overwhelmed with emotions...
Mom, Can I Go Outside and Exercise…I Mean…Play?
When I was a child, exercise was never a planned activity. My friends wouldn’t call me up and say, “Man, spelling class was a real bear today. Mrs. Hammond was riding me all through the adjectives. Let’s hit the gym, I need a good workout to blow off some steam.” We...