by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 18, 2012 | Yoga
With 72 percent of yoga practitioners female and 84 percent white, a lack of diversity in yoga is a big problem in the West. Yoga teachers are aware of the issue, and sometimes talk about the importance of including diverse groups of people in yoga. But what is the...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Sep 18, 2012 | Yoga
In the world of high-priced yoga classes, trendy fashions, and rockstar teachers, diversity in yoga falls far short of the spiritual practice’s idealized definition as a “union.” In spite of its ancient roots, yoga in North America still remains a...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Aug 9, 2012 | Health, Science
We are trapped in our lives by clutter. Shackled to our jobs, relationships, and houses by closets filled with stuff that we barely remember—mementos from better times in our lives, power cords belonging to gadgets several generations out of date, shoes and shirts...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Jul 24, 2012 | Health, Yoga
Almost two dozen people were injured recently while fire walking at a Tony Robbins seminar at the San Jose Convention Center, with many of those hurt suffering second- or third-degree burns. An article in the New York Times about the incident is likely to ignite the...
by Shawn Radcliffe | Jul 2, 2012 | Meditation, Writing, Yoga
If you have the right intention while writing, you will never fail. Intention shifts the focus of your writing from where you are headed—your goals and dreams—to how are you “being” in the present moment. This not only helps you write better by freeing you from...
