

Yoga and Sexual Trauma
The #MeToo movement, founded by Tarana Burke, has brought the subject of sexual assault out into the open and exposed just how common...


Practicing Gratitude
When you swing your legs over the side of the bed and your feet touch the earth in the morning, feel gratitude for the earth beneath...


Svadhyaya: Self-Study
The practice of Svadhyaya, or "Self-Study/Self-Reflection" is one of the Niyamas - part of the 8 limbs of yoga. In a previous blog post...


Kindness in an Unkind World
It's not always easy to be kind. It sounds nice, but have you experienced a moment when someone made you so angry you wanted to react in...


Sahasrara: The Crown Chakra
"Sahasrara" refers to the "Thousand petaled" lotus that represents our crown chakra, our connection to the Divine, our Unity...


Coming Home to Your "Self"
There are five main causes of suffering: 1. Not knowing who we are 2. Attachment: Clinging to things that are impermanent and having...


Changing Fear to Love
Fear has a purpose. It helps us to perceive when there is danger and kicks in our body's fight, flight or freeze response. We may make a...


Ajna Chakra
Ajna chakra, or our “third eye,” is the lens through which we make sense of the world around us. We use our eyes to perceive the world...


Summertime: The Season of Pitta
In Ayurveda, the "sister science" of yoga, we speak of 3 primary Doshas, or biological "humors" that, when imbued with "prana" or...


How Can Yoga Therapy Heal?
Yoga is an ancient healing tradition over 4000 years old. Originally the practices were developed as a spiritual path to develop...