Restorative Yoga That Actually Restores

Restorative Yoga That Actually Restores

The first time I felt true rest, I wasn’t trying to. I was deep in Ironman training, carrying the kind of fatigue that made me look forward to dentist appointments—because they meant I got to lie down for forty-five minutes. I signed up for a restorative workshop...
Yoga Sequencing Ideas: Plan Fresh Classes Without the Overwhelm

Yoga Sequencing Ideas: Plan Fresh Classes Without the Overwhelm

It’s Sunday afternoon. You have the whole evening to plan the week’s classes. You open three books. You scroll through your notes. You pull up a few videos for inspiration. An hour later, you have seventeen tabs open and no plan. The problem isn’t a shortage of ideas....

Effort and Ease: How Sthira and Sukha Reshape Your Yoga Teaching

The two Sanskrit words underneath every cue you give You’ve said it a thousand times: “Find the balance between effort and ease.” It might be the most-cued phrase in modern yoga after “inhale, lift your arms, look up” and “take a deep breath.” But Patanjali named the...