In case you’re wondering, Pattabhi Jois was the modern guru of Ashtanga Yoga.He brought Ashtanga Yoga to the west and taught for more than fifty years from his home in Mysore, India. Recently, several women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault against Jois. This had lasting impact on the lives of these women. Karen […]
So you’re ready to take the plunge. By enrolling in your first yoga teacher training (YTT) program, you’re diving into the profound ocean of yoga. Congratulations! You’re about to embark on a lifetime journey of personal growth and learning. With yoga’s increasing popularity has come a plethora of new teacher training programs. But faced with […]
What does it mean when Mercury goes into retrograde?No, the world won’t end! Learn all about it from our wise resident astrologer and yoga teacher, AJ Durand.
Getting healthy can be dauntingEspecially during carnival season. You wanna have washboard abs. You wanna eat good. You wanna look hot and feel like a badass. You also wanna party like there’s no tomorrow. We all wanna.So what’s the diff between people who hit their health targets and people who just wanna? Habits. Too easy? No. Thinking […]
Why We All Need the Three C’sLooking ahead to 2018, we’re embracing three C’s: clarity, commitment and community.Let me explain.The C’s explain our approach to yoga.Some people think yoga’s a trend. Some people think it’s a religion. Some people think it’s a workout.We believe yoga is a path to a happier, healthier life. For many people, […]
“It won’t happen this time. This year will be different.”~the story in your headAround the holiday season, many of us start to get stressed.Even if you tell yourself you won’t this year, and even if you do everything you can to take care of yourself…Stress starts to creep into your consciousness. Like a gremlin that […]
Have you ever felt your temperature rise after one sip of wine or a cocktail? Then before you know it you’re forehead is damp and your shirt is soaked? Living in New Orleans, we’ve all felt the weight of the oppressive heat and humidity. Booze Burns One time at a party in the woods, one […]
Let’s face it. Social media fools us with images of yoga teachers… posing on beaches, in busy traffic, on top of mountains. Do you think that yoga teachers must delight in being in the limelight? Have your dreamed of studying yoga or teaching, but dismissed your musings because you’re an introvert? I enrolled in a […]
Have you seen Mysore-style Ashtanga on our schedule, and thought….what’s that? Were you scared because you’ve heard that it’s dangerous, rigid or complicated? Let’s face it. Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga intimidates people. It’s practiced in a quiet room, and new and experienced students practice together. Spooked by Mysore-style, you attend whatever class fits your schedule. By surrendering […]
It sucks, doesn’t it? That dull, achy feeling in your lower back at the end the workday. It’s usually not enough to send you to the medicine cabinet. But sometimes you have no recourse. You know people who’ve ended up with excruciatingly painful slipped discs. And surgery. Shudder. Is this frightening downhill road your future? […]