Yoga and the Respiratory System at Soul of Yoga
In anticipation of my upcoming “Yoga and the Respiratory System” workshop at Soul of Yoga’s therapeutic training in Encinitas, CA, I’m posting a snippet of an article
My busy fall teaching schedule has gotten underway
I love the fall, love the temperatures in the Northeast, and the colors, but mostly I love that my teaching schedule always kicks into high
“Who knows?…It may do something good.”
My upcoming weekend workshop at Yoga on High in Columbus, Ohio will focus on the healing potentials of Yoga. Whenever I teach this topic, I like to play
Hashtagging My Actual Yoga
I’ve been prepping my Portland workshops at yogaRIOT this weekend (there’s still room so come join me if you’re in the area!), which will conclude Sunday
We’re going to have a yogaRIOT in PDX!
I’m thrilled to report on my upcoming weekend of teaching for Annie Ory and her team at a new Baptiste studio in Portland, OR, yogaRIOT, located
GOT to Rock on, Jai.
I’m departing from the usual fare to share something a bit more personal today. File it under #father_son_geekiness. This story will make a lot more sense if
Back to the Future of Yoga
Yesterday, Kausthub Desikachar (my teacher’s son) published “The Future of Yoga – an Editorial.” Although I could provide counter-arguments to just about every assertion he
Off the grid(ish), then back in the saddle
Greetings from Truro, MA and my annual Cape Cod writing retreat, where the days are unstructured, the sunsets are gorgeous, and data is at a
Live long enough, you become part of yoga’s institutional history
The past few weeks have been chock-full of interviews with all kinds of interesting people. My general takeaway after being called upon as a historian
Teachers and Students: Rule Making, Rule Breaking
Back in February, reporters for the Daily News and NY Post either accessed court records or received a press release pertaining to a sexual discrimination
Breath-Centered Yoga Therapeutics: A Four Day Immersion in Southern California
I’m excited about my upcoming return to Laguna Niguel’s beautiful You and the Mat studio for a four day immersion in my favorite topic: Breath-Centered
On the Road for Return Visits – Austin and Fort Wayne
It’s always gratifying to return to studios and towns where I’ve had great experiences previously, and I’ve got two upcoming workshops on consecutive weekends that
I’m Not a Yoga Therapist Anymore (Revised)
REVISED, as of February 26, 2016! Since I wrote this piece in 2008, the issues I raised in this article have become a hot topic
A theme for 2016: Asanas Don’t Have Alignment!
We are fresh back from Yoga Journal Live’s first event of 2016 – an annual gathering at the beautiful San Francisco Hyatt Embarcadero. The students
2015 – It’s been a helluva year…
Tonight in Paris, after finishing my last day of travel teaching for 2015, Lydia and I exhaled deeply and decided to map all our teaching
November in Italy, December in Cologne and Paris
Our trip to Italy has been quite wonderful so far, with stops in Venice and Florence before arriving today in Milan, where I’m about to
Breath Education Myth #3 — "Habitual Breath-Holding is Harmless"
Excitement is growing here at The Breathing Project for our upcoming symposium Breath Education: Art, Science & Soul on the weekend of October 24-25. We
Breath Education Myth #2 – "Deep Breathing is Always Better"
As promised, here’s our next breath “mythbusting” contribution courtesy of my esteemed colleague and co-presenter Amy Matthews MYTH: “Deep breathing is always better.” It is
Breath Education Myth #1 – Diaphragmatic vs. …?
Our amazing symposium “Breath Education — Art Science and Soul” is starting to fill up. Don’t miss your last chance to attend at the early
Join me for a symposium: Breath Education: Art, Science & Soul
Ten years ago, I produced a weekend symposium for Kripalu called “The Future of Breathing.” To celebrate the anniversary of that wonderful event, I’ve put
On the road, 2015: Immersive Training in Personalized Yoga
UPDATE: Our Southern California workshop had to be postponed but will be rescheduled as soon as possible. Please contact You & the Mat for more
Who Owns Yoga?
Who owns Yoga? The Debate With bragging rights to what has become a multi-billion dollar industry at stake, the debate over who authentically “owns” yoga
How to build a foundation – while building a foundation.
These images were forwarded to me this morning by Ti Mahoney Blair, one of our fabulous homework coaches at yogaanatomy.net. Ti’s message: “I could not
"Singing from the Diaphragm" – An open letter to the world of voice training
I’ve had the opportunity lately to work with a number of singers and voice actors. When they tell me about some of the instructions and
