Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. […]
Back-bending Buffet: Seven Ideas for Supported Extension
Back-bending (back extension) doesn’t often happen in our sedentary lives… Years ago, when I was […]
Your One Wild and Precious Life
Do we drive our habits, or do they drive us? Doesn’t everything die at last, […]
Four Aspirations (Brahmaviharas)to Cultivate on your Journey
The Brahmaviharas are one of the many jewels of yoga that don’t get a lot […]
Aching versus breaking: Pain and discernment in yoga
My Dad observed recently that when he turned fifty, some part of his body was […]
Fierce Love: Embodying the Warrior Poses
Last week in Mississauga a Muslim man, leaving a family picnic, was beaten nearly to […]
Yoga and Buddhism
A few weeks ago I was trying to explain my particular slant on yoga to […]
Making space for mischief and aimlessness
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when Singing is not […]
The evolution of asana: new trends in physical practice
I don’t often write about the physical aspects of yoga practice. I made this choice […]
Tapas and New Creative Possibilities
In the second portion (pada) of the yoga sutras Patanjali describes a practice called kriya […]