For many people, New Year’s resolutions may start strong, but then either fizzle or die within months. And yet, there’s something kind of cool about the concept of a fresh start with a new year. Is it possible to find the perfect balance? Yoga provides the answer in the form of sankalpa, which loosely [...]
As the Director of a trauma-informed yoga teacher training, I’m grateful that awareness about trauma is on the rise. There was a time when the general social attitude was that a person simply needed to “get over it” if they experienced a traumatic event or series of events, and many popular movies and shows [...]
In the Kundalini Yoga lineage, it is said that there are three statements we might consider avoiding: I don’t know I can’t do it I’m not ready I have found that looking at whether or not these statements are the best thing for me to say or project has been illuminating, especially “I can’t [...]
Meaning, the thing you tell yourself about what you can and cannot do in your practice. Do you have one? Mine was that Vinyasa yoga was “too hard” for me. I told myself this even though I once practiced it regularly. But because I had not practiced in a while, I almost convinced myself [...]
How do you develop your intuition? And how might you use it pick the best yoga teacher training for you, or, really, to make any sort of decision of significance? There’s a whole story around how I picked my first training. However, the boil down answer for me was: something about it simply felt [...]
I did not start taking yoga classes because I wanted to. Instead, I started taking yoga classes because I was a bad ass, amped out athlete who had injured myself. At the time, I thought yoga wasn't "real" exercise. I don't remember which sports injury it was, anymore, the one that took me back [...]
Satnam, Kundalini energy often termed as Shakti energy is something that we all have. It is not relegated to any one practice, meditation or yoga. It is your birthright. Kundalini is the uncoiling of your being. It is a gift. It is yours. And it is one of the most powerful energies you have for [...]
Congratulations! Investigating yoga teacher training is an exciting time. Immersing yourself in training is transformative in so many ways. As you look into training programs there are a few things to know and consider. There are many trainings in Encinitas and San Diego. It’s important to ask yourself the right questions making sure you [...]
Originally published on Harvard’s Medical blog. Since the 1970s, meditation and other stress-reduction techniques have been studied as possible treatments for depression and anxiety. One such practice, yoga, has received less attention in the medical literature, though it has become increasingly popular in recent decades. One 2012 national survey estimated, for example, that 8.7% [...]
