How Yoga Teachers Actually Make a Living
The yoga industry has a financial honesty problem. The polite version says abundance mindset. The honest version is that the math doesn’t work for most people.
It Should Be a Spiritual Focus, Shouldn’t It
Michael Joel Hall discusses the practice of Ashtanga Yoga as a vehicle for self-inquiry, awareness, and transformation.
When Was the Last Time You Actually Looked Up?
The lower cervicals quit years ago. That’s why your backbends pinch at the base of the skull.
The Tax on Clarity
Yoga makes you see clearly, and then you’re stuck with what you saw—so the practice becomes learning how to hold it without hardening.
Beginner Friendly Approaches to Building a Lifelong Ashtanga Practice
This is a video about Beginner Friendly Approaches to building a lifelong Ashtanga Yoga practice.
Five Minutes, Save Your Neck
If you sit all day, you don’t need a new identity—you need tiny movement breaks that your body can actually cash.
Yoga Improved Balance, Strength, and Quality of Life in Seniors
A randomized controlled trial found that yoga significantly improved physical capabilities and quality of life measures in healthy adults over 65.
The Brass Ring
A teacher called out my distraction mid-drill, and it turned out to be a life thing—not a yoga thing.
Yoga Changes Gene Expression in the Immune System
A 2013 study found that yoga practice altered gene expression at the molecular level, affecting immune system function and inflammatory pathways.
On Not Giving a Sh^t
Equanimity isn’t numbing out—it’s learning how to carry real bad news without letting it eat your whole day.