HOW MANY OF US ARE REALLY AWAKE?  Are you awake? Can you honestly say that you experience life from a woke state? Most of us are multi-tasking and juggling so many things that we can barely remember anything, let alone live from awareness. We miss most of our life...

I like to think of myself as an even-tempered and optimistic person, but this year has been a major struggle for me, and I know I am not alone. Many people have struggled beyond belief during this time and my prayers are with all of you. Lately the phrase, "welcome to...

Often we place particular importance on the yoga postures thinking that this is the path to spiritual enlightenment. Many of us think, “I will be a good yogi or yogini when I have mastered this pose or that practice or I can meditate for this long.” While this may be...

New Standards for RYS 200 and RYS 300 Registered Teachers and Schools Yoga Alliance will require that each school assess teacher trainees before certifying them as 200-hour yoga teachers, yet the organization will be pretty hands-off when it comes to the actual test....

Anyone who has taken a 200-hour training knows that teaching yoga is a labor of love, most of which is unpaid.  Let’s face it, the yoga industry has blown up and there are more teachers than there have ever been.  So how do you do it? How do you communicate well and...

When I first became pregnant, I knew I was going to need to modify my yoga practice. I loved the hot and sweaty classes at Solshine Yoga, but I knew this may need to change. When modifying your yoga practice for pregnancy, there are a few things to keep in mind: Every...