How to Make Profound, Lasting Change
When we lose a job, get a bad review, experience burn out, or our heart is broken, we often can’t help but experience a sense of groundlessness and paralysis. We struggle with meaning and…
Earlier writing
What Are We Really Afraid Of?
Franklin Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." If I'm really honest with myself, the only thing that holds me back is my fear. When I think of somewhat risky…
SF Street Coaches Featured in Leiweb an Italian Periodical
Ashtang-ulous!
Earlier this week, I noticed that a bunch of my yoga friends on Facebook were commenting on some notes from a conference led by Sharath Jois . Sharath was giving a talk partly on sirsana…
The Power of 1%
Most of us come to Yoga looking for something. Initially we come to get in shape or to calm down. With time, however, we start to experience something blossoming within us that is powerful…
Serving Our Students
Yoga teachers constantly must ask themselves how the practices they teach serve and support their students and the lives they lead today. So much of what we see in the marketplace of Yoga…
The Missing Ingredient
Most people approach spiritual practices the same way they do everything else in their lives; they wait and hope that one day it will all turn out. "If I can just hold a headstand for three…
Staying Open is a Choice No Matter the Circumstance
A few weeks ago one of my most favorite aunts passed away. Jeannde was one of those very special souls who embraced life with joy, openness, and wonder no matter the circumstances. She had…
Five Element Series Part 5: Air Element
The air element is the source of all mobility. It feels light and clear. It is the place of spirit and of spirituality, the place where the yogis and saints reach for. It is also the place…
Five Elements Series Part 4: The Ether Element and Curiosity
Ether has no form. Its essence is emptiness. It is the space the other four elements arise in and pass away in.
Five Elements Series Part 3: The Five Elements in History
Many societies and cultures previously embraced the five elements as a mode or model of categorizing what they saw, both out in the world and within their own psyches. They named their…
Five Elements Series Part 2: Getting Unstuck
We all face discomfort on the mat, whether in the body, emotionally, or in the mind. As soon as we have the sense that something is askew, we can’t help but say, "I don't like this…