Balance in Yoga Is Not Optional—It’s Foundational

  Most people think of balance as a nice extra in yoga—something to work on if there’s time. But for my classes, balance is just as important as flexibility - and for good reason. As we get older, one of the biggest threats to maintaining independence is not stiffness—it’s instability. A small l... Read More

Movement: Multivitamin for Healthy Aging

  If there were one pill that improved your heart, brain, bones, mood, balance, and longevity, we’d all line up for it. The good news is that pill already exists. It’s called movement. By midlife, however, movement needs to be intelligent. Muscles naturally lose mass, joints stiffen, balance beco... Read More

Don't Let Yoga Wreck Your Back: Why Forward Folds So Often Go Wrong

And a Simple Way to Teach the Hip Hinge SafelyForward folds are among the most familiar movements in yoga. They’re also among the most misunderstood and mis-taught poses. The problem is not forward folding itself. The problem is how we expect people to do it. The missing skill: pivoting at the hi... Read More

Same Poses, Different Results: Why Intention Matters in The New Yoga

The New Yoga  Same Bridge Pose - Different Intention For many years, I’ve taught yoga classes that often revisit the same core postures, often with a different theme — strength, balance, stability, breath, or mobility etc. What changes is not always the shape of the poses, but the intention stude... Read More

Better Sleep Is Closer Than You Think:

And It Starts With Just 10 Minutes on Your Yoga MatDo you have trouble getting to sleep? Do you toss and turn? Wake up in the night, your mind racing, unable to get back to sleep?Get up tired and exhausted? Now we have evidence to support what you may have already figured out for yourself: yoga w... Read More

How The New Yoga Keeps You From Losing Six Key Movements in Life

How "The New Yoga" Keeps You From Losing Six Key Movements in LifeThe real hero of healthy aging isn’t touching your toes — it’s maintaining your range of motion. When you can twist, reach, squat, or hinge without hesitation, you’re not just moving — you’re staying alive in your body. But they sl... Read More

Yoga and the Lymphatic System: Keeping the Body’s Hidden River Flowing

Yoga and the Lymphatic System:Keeping the Body’s Hidden River Flowing The lymphatic system is like the “Cinderella,” the unsung hero of human physiology — quietly essential yet overshadowed by the glamour and attention given to the heart and circulatory system. While we celebrate the heartbeat as... Read More

The Skills That Slip Away Unnoticed When You Stop Moving 

The Skills That Slip Away Unnoticed When You Stop Moving  What Matters: Movements That Keep You Independent One of the great ironies of aging is that the things we stop doing slowly become the things we can’t do. We don’t lose them because of age alone — we lose them because we stopped rehearsing... Read More

Beyond the Stretch: Yoga As a Whole-Body, Whole-Life Practice

More Than Flexibility, It’s Functional Living If you’ve read my book The New Yoga, you already know that I’ve long argued against the narrow idea that yoga is “just about flexibility.” The public - and even some of my students - are still coming to my yoga classes thinking of yoga only as a way t... Read More

Stronger From Behind: Bringing the Back Body Into Focus

Stronger From Behind: Bringing the Back Body Into Focus Adho Mukha Svanasana - Downward Dog When most of us think of yoga, we picture front-body stretches—folds, lunges, and heart-opening poses. But there’s a whole world of strength, stability, and resilience waiting for us in the back body.The b... Read More