3 Ways to Feel More Energized Without Caffeine
I know what you are thinking: she is about to tell me to get more sleep and eat my veggies. I can picture you right now, probably slumped over your computer feeling tired and rolling your eyes at me. It’s…
Yoga and Politics Mix in Downtown Austin
Vik Vad is not your typical yoga practitioner. Emerging from an afternoon class at a local studio in basketball pants and a T-shirt off the rack of a trendy South Congress outfitter, he scrambles to change into a smart suit…
Yoga as an Olympic Sport?
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Ten Lessons from a First Year Yoga Teacher. ~ Loretta Pyles
Teaching yoga to others is the greatest way to teach yourself. Dedicated to my teacher Lauren Toolin and my fellow yoga teacher trainees at Heartspace Yoga and Healing Arts in Albany, NY. I am just wrapping up my first…
Talking the Talk, Walking the Dog.
In Japan, monks are often paid to pray. Businessmen who don’t have the time for that sort of thing simply write a check, and thereby accrue merit. The execs practice what they’re good at, and the monks are freed up…
9 Must-Eat Foods for Vibrant Health
The real secret to healthy eating and creating vibrant health is to have easy access to the right types of foods in your kitchen cupboards. Here is a list of my 9 favorite foods for creating vibrant health. With the…
How Yoga Changed My Life. ~ Gillian Brown
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of that which you really love.” ~Rumi How Yoga Found Me I remember trying a yoga class for the first time back in high school at the local gym in my…
5 Key Reasons Why Yoga Works
Yoga means union. In a world that bombards us with clichés regarding a mind, body, and spirit connection, this is very important. But, in real people terms, what is the connection between the poses (asanas), breathing (pranayama), philosophy, and Western…
3 Ways to Let Your Inner Light Shine
Today seems like a pretty good day to just be you! Sounds fairly simple, right? Taking pride in who you are, the things you believe in, the lessons you have learned and the struggles you have suffered down this path…
Yoga Teachers: Just Be Yourself
It’s 10 am, and the air is so thick with humidity I could swim through it. I can still hear the low slow symphony of clicks and ribbits outside even though the sun is already high and white hot. This…