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In these strange, uncertain and anxious times, locked down as we are and unable to get out, it is more important than ever to attend to your own conscience and practice self compassion. Recognize that your compliance to social distancing and other safe measures IS […]

Every day we, our household, fluctuates between loving cooperation & high functioning, and total conflict/ meltdown. Apparently Maya couldn’t take it anymore and absolutely gutted this soft bear. Score = 🐺1 – 🐻0. Oliver cried and melted down when we found the murder and wanted his sister […]

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We cue internal rotation of the hips/legs quite a bit in backbends, but HOW do you actually do this and WHAT muscles do it? Try this drill, and here’s a bit more kinesiology/anatomy info for your consideration— 💪🏽🙏🏽🤸🏽‍♂️❤—There are no primary internal rotators of the […]

Virabhadrasana 1 &/or Hanumanasana prep 🐒 drill for concentric and eccentric control of hip flexors and extensors 💪🏽💥 Only go as far as you can control through the whole range of motion The chair is there to touch the front leg sit bone down and […]

Gluteal engagement and yoga have had a tumultuous relationship this decade. Like that brief period in the 80’s when we all thought margarine was healthy — until we saw the light (and pure, lustrous goodness) of real butter — yoga teachers have had to retire […]

Vīrabhadrāsana II ~ Once upon a time, the father of the Goddess, Daksha, threw a great party (yajna). He invited everyone: all the gods and goddesses & kings & queens. However, he did not invite his daughter, who he was good with, nor his son-in-law, […]

It’s not quite accurate to say that I’ve been studying the Bhagavad Gita again this season, because working with this text really feels like living with it. My process of even beginning to understand the layers of meaning and question-asking folded within the this symbolic epic-within-an-epic rely […]

Got an office chair? Well stop sitting on it and try the office chair challenge (handstand press prep).