Category: Human Interest
Listen: Running on Om Podcast
I had a great chat last week with Julia of the Running on Om podcast. She’s a great interviewer who asked probing questions that ranged from the complex (Which one of the eight limbs of yoga informs a problem you’re working on right now?) to the simple (Mountains or beach?). You can hear the whole…
Reflection on Over a Decade of Teaching at Carrboro Yoga
The 10-year anniversary of the Carrboro Yoga Company—and hence of my teaching yoga—passed quietly on March 1, 2014, because I was busy teaching an intensive at the studio on classroom management and safety as part of our 500-hour yoga teacher training. The studio was founded by my friend and longtime Kripalu assistant Donia Robinson. When…
Watch: Yoga for Athletes Short Practice: Open Heart
My latest class for YogaVibes is a chest- and hip-stretching, heart-opening practice for athletes, chair sitters, and everyone. Yoga Class Description In this short online yoga class for athletes, chair sitters, and everyone, we focus on opening the front of the chest and hips. Relax into both supported and active backbends as you address all…
Extreme Last Minute Gifts
Are you the type to do your holiday shopping at the drugstore as dusk approaches on Christmas Eve? Here are a few extremely last-minute ideas from the intersection of yoga and endurance sports: Epsom salts, combined with a copy of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery (also available in German, Japanese, and Spanish). While the salts themselves may or…
Joys of the Umstead Marathon
Now that I’m home from the Umstead Trail Marathon and considerably cleaner than when I walked in, I want to jot down a few of the joys of the day. This may not be coherent; while I feel fine, my brain is a little fuzzy, and I had trouble figuring out how to exit the…
The Winner
On my way home from teaching in Durham today, I heard Bobby Bare’s song “The Winner” (with lyrics by Shel Silverstein) on the radio. My dad used to delight my brother and me with this song (and his fantastic “Food Blues,” which has never sounded more relevant and has a killer punchline). It’s a great parable,…
Watch: Everything You Wanted to Know about the “Athlete’s Guide” Series
Here’s more than you might have ever wanted to know about my books and DVD, footage from my online course on teaching yoga to athletes.
Shoring up the Banks
Some lightly-used railroad tracks bisect the forest where I run. On rare occasion, my run is delayed by a passing train; it’s always a little thrilling to watch it rumble by as I catch my breath. Yesterday, two friends and I approached the tracks as a train was coming. We were intrigued to see what…
Our Current Whereabouts
My parents enjoy a month in France each summer. Now that wifi is largely available, we get periodic updates from them, and photos that my mother has taken. Very twenty-first century. Today’s e-mail, however, suggests that they are in a place beyond time.