In the chapter “Room to Breath,” Donna Farhi offers several exercises intended to stimulate breathing by working respiratory muscles,...

Story: Once upon a time there was a man Sage who was walking home at dusk. He lived near Fort Ord -- and there was a lot of wildlife in...

“You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body” (C.S. Lewis). Krishna illuminates the purpose of life to Arjuna in the sacred...

In one word, my yoga teacher training has been transformative -- and exactly what I needed. Prior to the course, I knew I was headed...

Yoga by definition means to “unite” or align our physical, mental, and emotional bodies. To do this, one must turn inward and listen for...

I became a teacher and a mother around the same time. In truth, when I found out I was going to be a mother -- I panicked. I was 22 and a...

Namaste! Chest Rolls “Let’s begin some chest rolls while I tell you a story of the pose: Bharadvajasana. Once upon a time there was this...

“Change is scary. The unknown is filled with darkness and doubt. But the “unknown” only exists in the future. The “now” is clear and...

When we experience stress, we clench our muscles preparing to fight or run or freeze. Chronic stress leads to a permanent state of muscle...

First of all, I am wondering if I have a hip labral tear. I played roller derby for five years and beat myself up to the point that I...

Prana, or breath, energizes and feeds the whole body and person. Full breath creates optimal functioning in both body and mind....

In The Gita, which is after all a story within a story within a story -- much like a seed is within a fruit, within a tree … on and on......

Welcome Namaste. Today we are going to flow through some heart-openers with support. As we flow, I invite us to focus on the Carl Jung...

When I was eighteen and on a campus tour at UCSC, I had a profound encounter. Someone on the tour asked a question… maybe about food...

Welcome Namaste. I’m Jen. Today we are going to be practicing some forwards bends and some traditional “transition” or resting ...

About ten years ago, I met a priest visiting from South Africa, and he had a very exciting interpretation of the book of Genesis. He...

In chapter six of Living Your Yoga, Judith Lasater tells a story on perspectives. One day a monk found an abandoned rowboat. He then...

It is the cells of the body that require -- not only food -- but oxygen to thrive. According to breathwork practitioner Donna Fahri,...

According to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the “yamas” and “niyamas” are the first two of the eight limbs of yoga. Together they represent a...

Literally translated to “The Song of God,” the Bhagavad Gita is a story within a story -- part of the larger epic, The Mahabharata. This...