Mind Over Madness
Here in Manhattan, for the past 20+ years, The Times Square Alliance has sponsored yoga in Times Square on the summer solstice. They call it “Mind over Madness” — the …
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Can Yoga Eliminate Scoliosis?
The curve that you see in this x-ray is rather graceful, isn’t it? But it’s not desirable – it’s thoracolumbar scoliosis, with the spine curving to the left. This is …
Yoga for your Bones
We rely on our bones to hold us up, and to keep us moving. So what are we doing for our bones in return? As we age, bones can become …
Yoga for Osteoporosis
I will be offering a workshop on yoga for Osteoporosis on Zoom January 16 at 4PM with a follow-up practice session on January 23. In this workshop, I will demonstrate full …
Falling Lessons
This past September, I was sitting on a raised platform outside of a restaurant in Les Houches, a small village in the French Alps, having dinner, when, shifting my weight to …
Some thoughts about Silence and Meditation
Yoga is a multidimensional practice. It’s not just postures and movement (asana), and it’s not just breathing (pranayama). There is a path to enlightenment described in the Yoga Sutra-s of Patanjali (an …
Trauma, Epigenetics, and Yoga
I’ve been learning about how trauma, and specifically PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), can affect DNA, even into future generations. Three and A Half Acres Yoga, through which …
Workshop: yoga for Seniors
On January 24, 2023, I will be holding a 2 hour online workshop about yoga for Seniors. The workshop is oriented towards teaching methodologies, but anyone who wants to learn …
New class!
I will be offering a free online Viniyoga mat class on December 20, 2022 at 6pm. This is an introductory class to a new series that will be presented at …
A thought for Thanksgiving 2021
In this time of stress and turmoil, I often feel like we are heading for the apocalypse, or perhaps the ten plagues are being revisited on us in a new, …