Is the New York Times out to get yoga? You might think so, if you read their recent article, “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body,” a scary tale of injuries, strokes, and hip replacements. The article is adapted from the book “The Science of Yoga: The Risks and Rewards,” by William J. Broad, to be [...]

I’m always looking for tips on helping my hamstrings. Recently, I found the following interesting comment on Metafilter by a person who found improving day-to-day posture helped with flexibility. I hope it helps someone. Better posture can’t hurt regardless! I had the same problem. I was never able to touch my toes, no matter how much [...]

I was in a yoga teacher training workshop over the weekend, and our teacher mentioned off-hand that a number of senior teachers in a certain yoga tradition that he chose not to name were getting hip replacement surgery! I was, of course, extremely curious to know what tradition he was talking about, but did not [...]

I received a NamaSTAY yoga towel earlier this year and I’ve been meaning to review it again beyond my initial impressions. It’s a good idea to test drive something like a yoga towel for a little while before making a final verdict. Since I received my yoga towel, they have discontinued the color towel I [...]

A year later, I see a link coming in to this blog from the Accidental Yogist, which is a great Los Angeles-based yoga blog. Apparently, some yoga blog awards were given out, and my blog was on the list – but I must have missed the email. However, in searching for the “Online Nursing Programs [...]

U.S. News interviewed me for an article they just published titled “Yoga Teaching Increasingly Popular as Second Career.” I’m the naysayer cautioning that “yoga isn’t a path to instant riches.” Considering the length allotted for articles, I felt that the writer did a decent job covering a variety of bases, though there were some points [...]

I had previously felt that I would never try Bikram or hot yoga, because I was concerned that the heat might be too much for me. With my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, I have mild orthostatic intolerance, which basically means if I have my head down (say in standing forward bend) and stand up too quickly, [...]

I know some folks truly hate Walmart and see it as the store of Satan. In my neighborhood, a smaller, urban Walmart revitalized a strip mall wasteland that had formerly been a mall. Local businesses who were struggling in the area have seen an increase in business by about 30% since the Walmart arrived. I [...]

As a follow up to my last post on Yoga Journal’s model search, I wanted to share an email I wrote to the woman who first alerted me to the contest with her “vote for me!” email. I had actually sent her the link to the blog post she inspired. She wrote back to say [...]

Someone I don’t know just emailed me with the subject “Vote for me!” – upon opening this email, I was asked to vote for this person to become the next Yoga Journal “model.” UGH. This “talent” search is *everything* that is wrong about yoga today. So what do you see when you go to the [...]