Common Mistakes in Happy Baby Pose

March 10, 2015

If there's one pose that makes people laugh in class, it's happy baby because, well, it's a funny pose. It's also really awesome for opening up the hips so if crow pose is on your radar, this is a pose you're going to want to add to your practice asap.

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How to Roll Over the Toes from Up Dog to Down Dog

March 3, 2015

The other day, someone on the Yoga Forum asked for a detailed explanation on how to roll over the toes from upward facing dog to downward facing dog. Well, ask and you shall receive, my friends!

How to Survive Hot Yoga Class

February 24, 2015

About five years ago, I was really into hot yoga. Specifically, Bikram yoga. It’s a series of 26 postures done in a heated room (usually between 90 - 117 degrees). I loved it! It didn’t matter if it was 6am or 8pm, I was down to get sweaty! Unfortunately, the studio started employing some awful teachers and my complaints weren’t acknowledged, so I stopped going for years.

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How to Flip the Grip in Dancer's Pose with a Strap

February 23, 2015

There's still time to get a little sunshine in your life at the Miami yoga retreat! Get in touch now!

This is for all my bendy people who are working on full dancer's pose.

Yoga for Small Spaces: Heart Pumping Sequence

February 18, 2015

Don't forget! The spring break retreat in Miami is coming right up March 21 - 27! Would love to have you join!

Over the years, I've lived in a number of places - with host families in Costa Rica and Spain, in a bunch of different apartments in college, in Upstate New York, in southern Connecticut, in a hotel in Massachusettes, in a townhouse in southern Germany, an old loft in the Czech Republic - the list goes on. Strangely enough, the place I look back on with the most nostalgia is this little studio apartment I had while I was going through grad school.

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6 Steps to Grasshopper Pose

February 11, 2015

I'm often asked for poses to practice once crow pose has arrived. Generally, the questions come from people who have newly transitioned from beginner to intermediate student and they have the strength and confidence to play around, but just aren't really sure where to begin. If this sounds like you, grasshopper might be the perfect pose to start with.