

Just Show Up!
We all go through periods in our lives (including yogis!) when we feel a little "blah" - unmotivated perhaps, blocked, uncreative, maybe...


Yellow Dock: Bitters & Blood Purifier
*Disclaimer: None of the following is meant to be medical advice! Please seek the advice of a naturopath or trained herbalist for...


Conscious Living
"Ho, Mitakuye Oyasin", "We are all related" - We say in the Native American tradition, specifically Lakota language...And indeed we...


Supta Baddha Konasana
(Photo taken by Wakia Hayward at Body in Motion Fitness studio in Crownsville, MD) *Note: None of the below advice is intended as medical...


Brahmacarya - A feminist perspective
Brahmacarya (pronounced: Brahmacharya) - celibacy/continence (self control/restraint) - right use of energy (conservation). I saved the...


We are Stardust! (Healing the Individual)
Our bodies are incredible. Each holds our individual story of who we are. Modern Western Medicine has only barely begun to tap this...


Asteya: "Non-stealing"
Today we examine the 3rd Yama in yoga philosophy: Asteya or "Non-stealing". On the surface, this one may sound simple. The...


Animals: Our Sacred Connection
This week's blog post was inspired by a series of synchronistic events that happened last week. First of all, one of my yoga students...


Satya: "Truthfulness"
Today we explore the 2nd Yama of the Yoga Sutras: Satya or "Truthfulness". "Sat" in Sanskrit means more than Truth; it also means...


Ahimsa: Practicing Non-violence
Yoga Sutra 2.35: "In the presence of one firmly established in non-violence, all hostilities cease." Today we examine the first Yama in...