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We All Need Allies
As published in City Xtra Magazine, September 2014 issue: There are times in our lives when we all wish we had an unwavering ally. Someone who will not only be there to help battle the gravest of injustice but also when we have a bad day at work or a fight with our partner or when […]
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The McYoga Sutras, Chapter 2: The Eight Limbs of McYoga
As recently published on RecoveringYogi.com In The McYoga Sutras, Chapter 1: Self Absorption, we introduced this four-chapter treatise outlining the keys to enlightenment. Here, for your yogic edification, is Chapter 2. The Eight Limbs transcend age, time, and culture, and send spiritual double-messages to our disciples. They are intended to change the direction of your thinking […]
MoreIntroducing the McYoga Sutras!
A 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 […]
MoreRYT, E-RYT, OR RYS? BFD!
As 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 […]
MoreYoga Bio Roast
As 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 […]
MoreHow do you distinguish a Player from a Playboy?
As 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 […]
MoreSo….You Want to Date a “Yogi”? A Cautionary Tale.
Published 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 […]
MoreYoga Intoxication
Published on: RecoveringYogi.com Let me start by commending all of you practitioners out there who are able to sustain an asana practice while under the influence of any one of the following substances: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, XTC, Quaaludes, or the occasional muscle relaxant (oh wait, I’ve done that! Under doctor’s orders, none the less). Now […]
MoreConfessions of a Yoga Festival Rookie (or what NOT to do at Wanderlust)
Published on: RecoveringYogi.com Can I start by saying how much I hate Wanderlust Yoga Festival? In fact, I hate all Yoga Journal Conferences, or any other new age hippy fest disguising itself as a yoga festival. They remind me of the astonishing ability for western culture to take any ancient, revered spiritual system and commercialize […]
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