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Why You Feel Better After Yoga

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...

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Advanced Yoga 101

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...

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A Letter From A Yoga Teacher to Her First Time Student (2023 Version)

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...

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Dream Bigger

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...

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Reclaiming Advanced Yoga

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...
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Problem Solve Like a Yogi

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...

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Just do the damn thing

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...

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What happens to your yoga as you age?

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...

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I'm back. So, here's what happened.
This week I had a conversation that changed my life.

You know when you have one of those moments that brings you a sense of clarity you realized you did not have before? No matter how many times you sat in meditation or stepped on your yoga mat?

Maybe you don’t. Or, maybe you know exactly...

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Why I'm No Longer Teaching Bikram Yoga

I know for many of you, you are surprised at my change of heart when it comes to the twenty-six and two sequence. When we first went into quarantine I had quite a few messages with questions asking when would I be adding the class to my online schedule. And, I had to be honest: I’m not.

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Float Your Boat (Pose)

Do you love Boat Pose like I do? No?

Don’t worry, I haven’t had anyone tell me they love when I instruct to move into Boat Pose, or Navasana… yet.

But, maybe there’s someone out there that is keeping their love of Boat to dull roar because everyone around them in their...

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Getting the Most Out of Your Downward Facing Dog

Most of my students come from a Bikram Yoga background. They sweated it out for years and then decided that there must be more to this yoga thing… and they’re right.

And, one of the more common postures you’ll find everywhere else in the yoga world and in yoga classes is...

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