Two years ago, I tried to lift an extremely heavy box into my cart at Lowe’s. In my heart of hearts, I knew it was a stupid idea, but I...

For years, every time my therapist asked me how I felt, I would start by saying, “I think…” I still do it sometimes - especially when my...

Ironically, most of us desperately want to be seen and to be paid attention – but once we are, we panic. Our eyes dart, we laugh nervously.

Last year, I was drinking a mug of chocolate when I had an epiphany. This is, of course, how I’d like to have all my epiphanies (with...

A few weeks ago, I led a student in a meditation I had never led before. Like most of my good ideas, it came to me in the moment, when I...

Years ago, I decided I would no longer teach Yoga for Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion. It had nothing to do with the content or clientele - I...

Nine years ago, I attended a talk as part of a “Portland Young Professionals” series. I don’t remember the name of the woman who gave it...

It's been nearly three months since I declared myself mostly self-employed. Since then, I have spent quite a bit of time asking myself...

A few years ago, I made a spreadsheet that changed my life. The spreadsheet was my “financial overview,” outlining the various ways I...

I’ve been thinking a lot about love and relationships. I guess I’m always thinking about these things, but they’ve been especially...

4 key actions for Yoga with Scoliosis & Spinal Fusion: Length, strength, side-bends, and twists!

I have started to ask myself, "Who am I because of my scoliosis and spinal fusion? How has my spine influenced me?"

Yoga for scoliosis is not about being deficient or less able. It is about gaining a greater understanding of our bodies, and feeling alive.

“Can we all agree that we are yoga teachers because we’re all a little crazy? That we, in a sense, have to teach?” We all laughed, too hard.

I’ll admit it: I love hands-on assists. But I also know that not everyone does. Touch can be profoundly healing; it can also be traumatizing

The beauty of vinyasa - its movement - can become its greatest challenge, and even its greatest danger. Sometimes, we must slow down.

Sometimes I wonder if my obsessive tendencies are a response to my father’s death: I couldn’t control that, but what *can* I control?

This past June, one of my 10th grade English students gave her final presentation on the similarities between Siddhartha’s journey in...

Both yoga and improv are about listening, and being present; both are about releasing expectations, accepting offers, and seeing possibility

Although I am skilled in helping others relax, I often find it difficult to apply these skills to myself. But when it rains, I can.