My employer has an on-site gym that I have a membership to and, as part of the membership, they offer a few yoga classes on the schedule. Knowing that “gym yoga” is usually more focused on stretching, rather than philosophy, I decided it should be a safe entry point back into my yoga practice. I […]
MoreWithin us all exists a balance of dark and light. If the pendulum swings too hard one way, it will repeal backwards with equal and opposite force. I found myself swinging towards glory when the pendulum swung back and hit me so hard it knocked me over. By seeing things as they are, rather than how […]
MoreLots of people are going to be butt hurt over this article this week, but guess what…..the dude has done his homework and nothing he has written about all of the scandal in the yoga community is a lie….which is more than I can say for what John Friend teaches and preaches…..or any other McYoga […]
MoreFair warning today – I am on my soapbox. I read an article on YogaDaily this morning and yelled “W.T.F?!” so loud this morning, the dog burrowed under the bed, when I saw the tagline under the photo “Giants Win Thanks to Yoga” Seriously?! Logic would ask then if this were true, how could the […]
MoreNew Year, New 30 Day Challenge! Here is the recap of the 30 yoga postures we renamed over 30 days…..all of the other egomaniacal yoga teachers are doing it, so I guess I decided to join the bandwagon. Day 1: Dead Bugs Pose will now be known as the Brazilian. Since I have not, nor […]
MoreOr rather it is my broken ass body that would agree with this recent article in the NY Times Magazine (which many of you have undoubtedly read and debated). Considering the fact that Yoga was taught exclusively to 13-year-old Indian Boys for hundreds of years before the British colonized the region, maybe we could consider […]
MoreA new year means I must find something new to be irreverent about. Beginning in January, I have partnered with Recovering Yogi on a monthly series entitled The McYoga Sutras. This is meant to be a guide for all of those aspiring to attain the coveted Rock Star Yogi Status. Read On…… The McYoga Sutras, Chapter […]
MoreYet another reason not to use one of those confounded neti pots…….Thanks, Natalie, for the warning! Brain-Eating Amoeba Fatalities Linked to Common Cold Remedy By Natalie Wolchover | LiveScience.com – 1 hr 2 mins ago Louisiana‘s state health department has issued a warning about the dangers of improperly using nasal-irrigation devices called neti pots, responding to two recent deaths in the […]
MoreAs published on RecoveringYogi today: Many students used to ask me, “What does it mean to be an RYT or E-RYT?” The PC answer: “According to Yoga Alliance, the reported ‘professional’ organization for yoga instructors, these labels mean ‘Registered Yoga Teacher’ or ‘Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher,’ and if you have any interest in earning either of these […]
MoreAs published on RecoveringYogi today: When we dig up our old teaching bios and deconstruct them to get to the truth of the matter. By Laura Riggs Laura began practicing yoga over ten years ago as a means of exercise after a knee injury while training for yet another race. (GAWD, I hated running, but […]
MoreOne of my friends, who unfortunately still works for an Evil Empire, sent me a note the other day expressing how elated she was to finally have a day off, after working 7 days/week for many months in a row. As I thought about how happy I was for her, I remembered that, once upon […]
MoreAs I recently wrote for RecoveringYogi, it is a challenge to tell if your new “yogi” boyfriend or girlfriend is for real or not. Read on to find out…….This is just a minor hint of the emotional abuse I endured over the course of our time together. I recently celebrated my birthday, and am reminded […]
MoreWithin us all exists a balance of dark and light. When the pendulum swings too hard towards the dark side of life, it will inevitability return back towards the light with equal and opposite force.Recently, as I was rising towards glory, my ego reached the limit of self-righteousness and the pendulum veered back with such […]
MorePublished on August 4, 2011 on recoveringyogi When I began teaching yoga five years ago, I made it a personal rule I would not date someone within my yoga community, especially one of my students. Workplace romances are always risky – you must consider the possibility that if the relationship dies, the other person will live […]
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