Recipe for Sinus Relief

Between the 100-degree heat and the wind, my sinuses have been kicking me today. I stumbled on an aromatherapy recipe suggested for antihistamine relief and paired it with a couple restorative poses for deepening the breath. I can breathe again! Let me know how it...

What Are You Willing to Commit To?

Sometimes a yoga practice or meditation will get hit a nerve in such a targeted way that my inner body squirms. This beautiful meditation posted on Facebook earlier this month from meditation teacher Sally Kempton was spot on so I’m sharing. A beautiful question...

Feeling the Fear and Leaping Anyway

I’ve been reading and re-reading The Heart of Yoga as I prepare my first philosophy workshop. Specifically, I’ve been reading and re-reading about avidya, misperception, or misreading a situation. Teacher TKV Desikachar writes that we can’t really...

Thinking about Beginning a Yoga Practice?

Curious about yoga? I teach a Yoga for Beginners class every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:15-10:15am at Black Dog Yoga in Sherman Oaks. Find out more about in an interview I did with the Black Dog Blog!

New Year! New Schedule!

Happy New Year! I plan to blog again regularly here in 2015. Stay tuned… In the meantime I have some new class announcements! Beginning January 6, I’ll be teaching a new 1 hour, Yoga for Beginners class at Black Dog Yoga from 9:15-10:15am T/Th. It’ll...

Stepping out of last year's story

I keep seeing stories on wellness and yogi websites about the importance of dropping stories. I’ve said it myself in class. And while it’s what we all want, it’s really hard to actually do. Stories are insidious. We bury them deep within ourselves as...