Dropping the conventional and taking the long way home. “Even if you start doing push-ups it will not help,” replied the teacher to a student struggling to get up from the floor....
I love the name of this posture. I love it because of the way it symbolizes the lightness of a bird and the magic of lifting upward to reach the stars. But...
I love receiving questions from students and especially men. I say this because so often the practice feels like it has excluded them. It’s also ironic since all of my yoga teachers...
The Sexy Backbend As a teacher, I get asked all kinds of questions about yoga. Sometimes they are obvious ones like, “Does it ever get easy?” to “How long will it take?”...
Arriving in Bangalore I am greeted by my taxi driver, Ravi, whom I have known for several years. There is something settling in being greeted by a familiar face when so far...
“Consistent practice leads to changing perspectives. An altered perspective leads to taking greater risks and not just meeting but going into the edge.” ~ Heather Morton While practicing the postures it’s popular...
It’s curious to finally realize that our longest companion, who has been with us since birth and leaves at death, is often the most neglected part of ourselves. The breath (the vital...
When people think about backbends they often envision a contortionist with their head on their butt. Bending backward looks pretty tough—even a bit painful. A few years ago, a student expressed feeling...
There comes a point in most practitioner’s journey of yoga when the questions and the self-doubts seem to be more than the answers. At one point in my own personal practice, I...
After the release of my dvd on backbending yoga, I had students writing to me about their practice. I found their questions to be helpful and decided to answer them through my...
Since the release of my DVD on yoga back bending, I have often been asked about my flexibility: Is it natural? Did I develop this flexibility only from yoga? Is it genetic or...