Practicing yoga does not eliminate life’s challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient trap-door to escape from life’s distractions. ….

In truth, it matters less what we do in practice than how we do it and why we do it. The same posture, the same sequence, the same meditation with a ….

Yoga does not remove us from the reality or responsibilities of everyday life but rather places our feet firmly and resolutely in the practical groun….

Slowing down is the precursor to Yoga practice because this simple act allows us to consider our thoughts, feelings and actions more carefully in the….

Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When an….

Breathing affects your respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, muscular, and psychic systems, and also has a general affect on y….

Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present moment. It is a means of waking up from our spiritual amnesia, so that we can remember all that we ….

When we bring our mind into our body, the body becomes mindful, and the mind becomes embodied.

The process of breathing is the most accurate metaphor we have for the way that we personally approach life, how we live our lives, and how we react ….

One study on the treatment of asthma patients conducted by researchers John Goyeche, Dr. Ago, and Dr. Ikemi, suggests that any effective treatment sh….

Shaucha, or living purely, involves maintaining a cleanliness in body, mind, and environment so that we can experience ourselves at a higher resoluti….

The world doesn't really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous pe….

Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others.

Am I becoming the kind of person I would like to have as a friend?.

There is no waiting and no delayed gratification because yoga is both the means and the result, and the seed of all that is possible is present at th….

Our breath, like our heartbeat, is the most reliable rhythm in our lives. When we become attuned to this constant rhythm, our breath can gradually te….

Life is not inherently meaningful. We make meaning happen through the attention and care we express through our actions..

The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory..

When we feel connected to the vastness of life and are confident of life's abundance, we are naturally generous and able to practice the third yama, ….

What yoga philosophy and all the great Buddhist teachings tells us is that solidity is a creation of the ordinary mind and that there never was anyth….

In truth it matters less what we do... than how we do it and why..