Getting Real with Ashtanga
Cows on the streets in Mysore, India. <3 I started practicing yoga when I was 19 and I found Ashtanga at 22. I knew right after my first...
The Way
Photo taken in Mysore, India Musashi Miamoto was a Samurai who lived in the 1700s and made his mark in history when he left behind a book...
Understanding Niyamas: Santosha
Imagine a neighborhood. The sun has set and the moon is bright, and everyone has fallen idly asleep. It’s peaceful, quiet, and so very...
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Niyamas & Saucha
The niyamas are the second limb of yoga. Just like the yamas, there are five niyamas. They can be thought of as healthy daily habits that...
Trekking to India: Yoga Lessons I'm Taking Off the Mat
It's late. In all honesty I should probably be sleeping. Yoga practice comes early. But here I am, lying in bed way past bed time because...
Practice & all is Coming
Yoga is defined in the Yoga Sutra as "the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind." A state of unwavering, simple, pure presence. What...
Understanding Yamas: Aparigraha
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Yamas Aparigraha is the final Yama, or moral code of the yogis. It is commonly translated as non-grasping. It...
Understanding Yamas: Brahmacharya
The Eight Limbs of Yoga: Yamas, the first limb. Brahmacharya, the fourth Yama. Brahmacharya literally translates to "to master the...
Understanding Yamas: Asteya
Asteya, the third Yama. In Sanskrit, the language of yoga, asteya translates to "non-stealing," or the ability to resist a desire for...
Understanding Yamas: Satya
Satya, the second Yama. Sutra 1:2 Yoga is complete mastery over the roaming tendencies of the mind Sutra 1:3 Then the Observer becomes...
