Practice with Sage

Your success as an athlete and as a person comes from your strength, your flexibility—figuratively, if not literally—and your ability to focus. Yoga will enhance these skills. The very best way to learn yoga is in person with an experienced teacher who understands your body. Join me for classes at the Carrboro Yoga Company on Mondays, 6:00–7:15 p.m., and at the Durham Yoga Company on Thursdays, noon–1:00 p.m.

Here are some other options if the weekly classes don’t work for you.

online

I have a host of classes available at YogaVibes, suited to all periods of your training plan and various physical issues. Need to recover? Want to challenge your core? Looking for better balance? Dealing with a niggling hip issue? There’s just the class for you. View them here.

You can also download the archives of my podcast, Sage Yoga Training, or stream the episodes on YouTube.

articles

Practicing your standing balance poses in a continuous sequence on one side, then the other, instead of alternating between sides before moving to the next pose, will challenge the hip muscles of the standing leg to build hip strength. In addition, your lower leg strength and sense of balance will improve. read more from Active Yogi →

Piriformis syndrome is a frustrating condition that’s literally a pain in the butt for runners. This throbbing ache originates in the buttocks and often radiates down the legs and/or to the spine. The culprit is an overtaxed piriformis muscle (from running on uneven ground or having tight hamstrings, for example) that spasms and aggravates the sciatic nerve. read more from Runner’s World →

Read more articles on yoga for Runner’s World, Yoga Journal, USA Triathlon Life, Women’s Running, and other national publications →

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workshops and retreats

I offer workshops and running and yoga retreats ranging from a few hours at a yoga studio to a few days in exciting locations like the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Mexican Caribbean, and the Berkshires. Visit the full schedule here.