What’s the Difference Between Gentle, Yin, and Restorative Yoga?

What’s the Difference Between Gentle, Yin, and Restorative Yoga?

If you have explored the softer side of yoga, you have probably encountered gentle, yin, and restorative yoga. But there’s often confusion around the differences between these three approaches, and not just for students, for teachers as well! While they can be...
Mark Your Calendars: Kripalu 2023

Mark Your Calendars: Kripalu 2023

Mark your calendars now for two workshops Alexandra DeSiato and I will be co-leading at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts: Recharge: A Retreat for Yoga and Movement Teachers, Sunday–Friday, October 1–6Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses: Create...
Satisfaction Equals Perception Minus Expectations

Satisfaction Equals Perception Minus Expectations

One of our teachers at Carolina Yoga Company also teaches business classes at the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School. There, she told me, she tells her students that customer satisfaction follows this formula: Satisfaction = Perception −...
Nouveau: YOGA AU-DELÀ DES POSTURES

Nouveau: YOGA AU-DELÀ DES POSTURES

Aujourd’hui, YOGA AU-DELÀ DES POSTURES (TEACHING YOGA BEYOND THE POSES) est disponible en français ! Nous remercions Clémentine Erpicum pour la traduction. Alexandra et moi avons écrit ce livre pour que vous puissiez intégrer les élements de la philosophie de yoga à...
Watch: Six Moves of the Spine, Supine, One Leg

Watch: Six Moves of the Spine, Supine, One Leg

One of my favorite sequences can work as a warmup, as an end-of-practice sequence, and as yoga to do in bed. Here’s a run-through; when you are practicing this on your own, take your time with each move, so that the whole sequence takes 15 minutes or more. Want...