Category Archives: Yoga

“Let there be LIGHT”, what kind of light?

Please sit tight, this is worth the next fifteen minutes of your time. It was worth it for me to meditate and write it. Starlight – daylight – candlelight – moonlight – twilight – backlight –Shree B.K.S. Iyengar wrote Light … Continue reading

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Geetaji Iyengar

Today, December 7, I read that if Guruji is the soul of Iyengar yoga, then Geetaji is the heart. Forty years ago, this coming January, I made my first of what would become many pilgrimages to Pune, India. The year … Continue reading

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On Leadership

Leadership.. thoughts on receiving an award where I have done only what the universe asked of me. The cliché “follow your bliss” sounds hollow, except that it is the only way to feel like I have lived fully, unapologetically; as … Continue reading

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YogaWorks worked to uplift so many, here, 2007

Wow! I never published this blog! 2023, when virtual YogaWorks changed their platform. During this final week of my teaching for YogaWorks, I may be a bit nostalgic. There are so many luminaries in these photos and many more that … Continue reading

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Reflections on Four Decades of Yoga Practice

Who reads blog posts these days? We have so little attention span past the first three sentences or paragraphs, I know, because that is what I tend to do! So, I have decided to write for myself. Reflections on four … Continue reading

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Yoga for Post Pandemic Recovery

Yoga for Post Pandemic Recovery is a four day immersion with four colleagues, Joan Hyman, Annie Carpinter and Marla Apt and Cristina Holopainen, MARCH 16 – 19.   I teach on Sunday, March 18 at 1:00 – 4:00 PDT.  This entire … Continue reading

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Navayogimarga – January yoga Festival

Navayogimarga: “The modern yogi’s path” An Online Yoga Festival Monday January 16 –Friday Jan 20 and Open weekend Friday Jan 20 –Sunday Jan 22 https://www.navayogimarga.com/index.php Begin your year with an inspiring festival of internationally renowned teachers representing different aspects of … Continue reading

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Stress and Immunity: Building resilience with Iyengar Yoga

Stress and Immunity: Building resilience with Iyengar Yoga, a virtual workshop for our times. Saturday and Sunday December 10th & 11th, 10am to 1pm PST. All levels welcome. Presented by Iyengar Yoga Therapeutics with senior certified Iyengar teacher Lisa Walford and … Continue reading

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For Peace

Dear friends.. Yesterday I had an interesting discussion with a few friends. I found myself mentioning the “culture of nature”, referring to being deeply engaged and fully present with nature. My phrase “culture of nature” seemed odd to some, and we … Continue reading

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Grief: how it deepens our common humanity. Yoga: how we evolve through grief

Please join me on Saturday April 2nd, 2:00p – 6:15p PDT for a workshop I am teaching titled Yoga for Grief, via Zoom. Signup details are below. What do we do when confronted with suffering, when we are disillusioned with life, … Continue reading

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