After the Peak
What happens when yoga stops being new, stops being a high, and you still have to show up anyway?
The Single Most Important Exercise Nobody at Your Shala Demonstrates
Wall chin tucks. Three times a day. Two weeks. The prescription is unsexy and it changes everything.
Balancing Ambition in Yoga
Balancing Ambition in Ashtanga Yoga: A Path to True Transformation In this episode, we explore the allure of Ashtanga Yoga…
The Screw-Home Is Not a Bug
The medial femoral condyle is longer than the lateral one. As the knee approaches full extension, this asymmetry forces the tibia to externally rotate just enough to tighten the cruciate ligaments and lock the joint. The mechanism is called the screw-home, and it is the reason you can stand for hours without your knees being…
Neither One Is Super
It’s about that weird split where your body feels wrecked but your mind stays bright—and what practice reveals when conditions aren’t cute.
Breathing Practices Reduced PTSD Symptoms in Veterans
A randomized controlled study found that yogic breathing practices significantly improved PTSD symptoms in military veterans.
Your Atlas Spins on Your Axis — and It Hasn’t Spun Far in Months
The most rotation-rich joint in your body is C1 on C2. Your office uses 30° of its 90° capacity.
Mindfulness Matched Lexapro for Anxiety in Clinical Trial
A randomized controlled trial found mindfulness-based stress reduction was as effective as the prescription drug escitalopram (Lexapro) for treating anxiety disorders.
Big Toe 101: Check Your Sesamoids
Beneath the head of the first metatarsal sit two small bones the size of large peas, embedded in the tendon of the flexor hallucis brevis. They are sesamoid bones. Every push-off in vinyasa, every transition through chaturanga, every step you have ever taken — those two bones are the fulcrum. The Ashtanga method has a…
Unlock Financial Stability as a Yoga Teacher
Are you struggling to achieve financial stability as a yoga teacher?