New Breathing Project Programs in 2018: Coaching for Your Breathing Body
I’m very excited about some brand-new community workshops I’m calling Coaching for Your Breathing Body: a 3-workshop Series for People Who Use Their Lungs. The programs
Celebrating Desikachar: Share Your Story!
In the process of promoting our upcoming event at Kripalu, “Celebrating Desikachar: A Life in Yoga, A Legacy of Learning,” we have heard from many
I was asked “What is your favorite quote?”
You know those Facebook quizzes…the ones that ask a bunch of questions and then deliver what is supposed to be some insightful truth about you,
Relationship: it’s the key to what I do
Just finishing a month of teaching in Australia, I’ve had innumerable opportunities to practice a principle my teacher T.K.V. Desikachar often emphasized: “Yoga is relationship.”
A Post-Iyengar Reimagining of Alignment in Asana
For the last several years I’ve been pondering the derivation and evolution of the term “alignment” as it relates to yoga asana. My interest correlates
Return to OZ
Lydia and I are preparing for a month of travel and teaching, in fact it’s our biggest teaching tour to date! We are really looking forward
I teach Viniyoga®. So, sue me.
This blog post is inspired by a series of comments on Facebook regarding a controversial action by Kausthub Desikachar, my teacher’s son, who has announced that
A Space for Memories
This photo was taken on July 15th as I sat alone in the empty studio following the Breathing Project’s closing party. In the nearly two years
Hacking DST*
It must be a sign I’m getting old that I’m so inordinately tickled when I can extract a tiny favor from the space-time continuum. While
The Most Important Aspect of Therapeutic Yoga
I am looking forward to an upcoming event in the Philadelphia area – a return visit with our friends at The Yoga Garden in Narberth
An early thanks-giving
Lately, I’ve been feeling tremendous gratitude for the way my life and work have turned out – even amidst a host of societal, political and
Breathe Free: A Community Workshop Led by Leslie Kaminoff in New York City
For the first post-studio-closing event sponsored by The Breathing Project, we are joining forces with BreatheFreeNow to present a free workshop in New York City on
Spaces and Places
Transitioning out of the The Breathing Project’s physical space in July has required lots of moving, reconfiguring, and recalibrating. For the first time in over
Podcast: “Even Yoga Masters Break Down Sometimes”
OK, let me say right at the top that I did not choose the title of the podcast I did with the good folks at
Some thoughts on my final immersion at The Breathing Project
As I begin to prepare for my last-ever summer immersion (and the final program of any kind) at The Breathing Project, I thought I’d share
Honoring John E. Sarno, M.D.
I just returned from a screening of a new documentary about Dr. John E. Sarno called “All the Rage: Saved by Sarno” here in New
Negative Feedback Can Be Positive (except when it’s just negative)
It can be gut-wrenching to get critical feedback, but I’ve learned over the years that it’s a very important part of growing, both personally and professionally.
An Appeal for The Babies Project
I’m sending this special message out to my networks to let you all know about a very special non-profit educational project that my good friends and
Coming home
As much as I enjoy being a professional traveler, I think I most love coming home after a long trip. Lydia and I have learned to prepare
Istanbul!
There’s such political turmoil in the world, and I admit I was a bit concerned about a trip to Istanbul, but now that we’ve arrived I’m
Prequels to Beyond Anatomy: A Somatic Symposium, coming this weekend
We’re in the final preparations for this weekend’s Beyond Anatomy: A Somatic Symposium at my New York City studio, The Breathing Project, and I’ve realized
Meet the “Beyond Anatomy” presenters: Pete Blackaby, Amy Matthews, Leslie Kaminoff, interviewed by Brooke Thomas
The wonderful Brooke Thomas, creator of The Liberated Body podcast, will moderate our upcoming Breathing Project symposium “Beyond Anatomy” in New York City April 1
3 Questions for Three Dog Yoga
Recently I was invited to teach by Anna McLawhorn at her Three Dog Yoga studio in Santa Rosa, CA. Anna had signed up for my online course,
First Workshops of 2017
After a brief teaching lull for the holidays, my 2017 schedule is getting off to a running start with four upcoming workshops — all at new
