Simple Meditation Instructions
I had a funny memory the other day... It was 2004 and I was on a meditation retreat in North Fork, California. It was a 10-day retreat in the Goenka tradition and it was probably my 4th time there. The hall is organized so the most experienced students sit in the...
Simple Meditation Instructions
I had a funny memory the other day... It was 2004 and I was on a meditation retreat in North Fork, California. It was a 10-day retreat in the Goenka tradition and it was probably my 4th time there. The hall is organized so the most experienced students sit in the...
Alignment Vs. Variability: An Exploration of Movement in Yoga
My background in yoga is vast. I started in my school gym at Florida State in 1998. In September, 2000 I found myself spending 4 months in India searching for a teacher. In 2001, when I began working at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, a new path was...
Practicing Yoga During the Corona Quarantine
These are very unique days. I've found myself going through 3 phases over the last month.. The Whoa Phase Restlessness and Anxiety Laziness and Boredom The Whoa phase brought about a thought, "WTF is going on right now? This is real. Let's hunker down and stay...
Hip Mobility Sequence
I recently made a post on Facebook about the needs of individual joints in the body and a term coined by Grey Cook, "The Joint-By-Joint-Approach." The post got a lot traction. You can read it HERE. I had seen a client who complained about severe back pain but after...
Sacroiliac Joint Sequence
Today, I want to talk to you about the sacroiliac joint, an area of the body I have quite a history with. Back in 2009 I played my first ever 4.5 tennis tournament. I was an unseeded entry in a field of 64 at Santa Clara University in California. I had been playing a...
Why I Quit Yoga….And Why I’m Coming Back
I have practiced yoga religiously since 1997. Between 2001 and 2007 I was on the mat nearly 4 hours every day. During the periods I was in India I would reach around 7-8 hours of asana and pranayama daily. Somewhere around 2018, I lost my fire. I didn’t want to...
I am a Recovering Yoga Snob
I have a confession to make. I am a recovering yoga snob. This might sound funny to you but it’s a very serious condition. Since I first got into yoga, my natural inclinations have been towards alignment and joint mechanics. In 2002 when I found Iyengar Yoga and...
The Need For Motor Control in our Yoga Practice
Yoga-related injuries have markedly increased during the past 15 years. We hear of shoulder issues, hip replacements, herniated discs and other physically traumatic experiences. If yoga is meant to be therapeutic, holistic and healing, what is behind these...
Why I Still Practice Yoga After 20 Years
This coming September will mark 20 years I’ve been practicing yoga. Except for a 2-year period where I hit a major wall, said “I’m done. Fuck Yoga. I am going to play tennis, drink beer, watch tv and be a regular person”, I have practiced most everyday over this...
