Last week I saw a post from a colleague on Instagram that stated you weren’t a true yogi if you eat meat. The post also asked if this thought triggered me.

Well, yes. I thought. I am thoroughly triggered on several levels.

But, I’m not someone to vent on social media, so I clicked off...

So, what are your before or after class rituals? Because even if you don’t know it, you have some.

Do you do some light warm-ups? Or, breathing exercises?

Do you always pee right before you step on the mat?

Or, do you scramble to make it to class, logging in at the last second, a little...

What is good yoga? How do you know if you are in a good yoga class? What do you look for beyond the instructors Instagram profile, or following?

Is it good yoga if the yoga teacher can do impressive things within their own practice?

Is it good yoga if it has a lineage behind it? Meaning that...

A few years back when I was still teaching in the studios I was standing in the lobby after class, chatting with the students that stretched and sweat through the last hour with me. It was noisy and chaotic, the colors of printed leggings and shorts swirling around me as they packed up their...

When you finish yoga, do you ever wonder why you feel so darn good?

It’s a different feeling than any other physical exercise.

I never felt at peace and at one with myself when I was training for a Half Marathon. Instead, it was more a war – pleading with the body to keep going and to...

What in the heck is “advanced yoga” anyway? Does it mean you can put your leg behind your head? Or, touch your feet to your head in a backbend? Can you do a Handstand?

Does it mean that you meditate for 8-hours a day? Are a vegan? Never look at a glass of wine for fear it will ruin...

Dear First Timer:

You don’t even realize how amazing you were throughout your first class. You stayed on your mat the entire time. You followed instruction. You made the shapes.

You took first steps towards building postures that right now feel tricky and impossible and only for the super...

When I published my first book, “Views from the Podium: The Life & Times of a Hot Yogi,” my student and friend, Cindy, gave me a bracelet that stated, “Dream Bigger.”

I laughed at the time, knowing she was right – that I did have bigger dreams within me.

But, if...

So, what in the heck is “advanced yoga” anyway? Does it mean you can touch your feet to your head? Or, balance your entire body on just your fingertips? Is it when you can do an inversion in the middle of the room, away from the wall?

Well, yes… and not quite.

I entitled this...

I’m going to tell you something this week that most yoga teachers are not going to tell you. Being a yoga teacher is tough.

I know it seems like a dream job. Yoga all day. Your work uniform is cute leggings. And, it’s all about peace, love, and breath work.

But, it’s so much...

I always wanted to create and hold workshops. I knew this way back before I even became a yoga instructor.

You see, I loved taking workshops. I loved being surrounded by other people that loved to learn more about what they love.

And, I loved the way I felt after a workshop. They always revved up...

For the first decade of my career as a yoga instructor, I took a ton of workshops and trainings. I would drive for hours or hop on a plane to sit, sometimes uncomfortably, in the back of a studio, not knowing a soul in that particular community, all in the name of soaking up as much info about...