Affirmations for Stress Relief
I first came across affirmations way back in the 1980s (that sounds like centuries ago, doesn’t it!) during a “Positive Thinking” weekend workshop. The positive statements...
What Is EFT Tapping
Tap, Tap, What? . “Even though I feel the onset of a migraine, and I don’t have my tablets with me, I deeply and completely love and...
Nature as Your Sacred Yoga Studio – Happy Earth Day
What do I do when I’m homesick for the call of the wild? When my South African roots have me longing for the serenity of...
Yoga Myth Buster: “Yogis Are Always in a State of Bliss”
There’s this perception that yogis are in a perpetual place of peace. Constantly floating on a chakra-colored cloud of consciousness. For the true definition of...
Yoga Myth Busters : “Real Men Don’t Do Yoga”
If you’re a guy who won’t go near a yoga studio because you think it’s full of flexible, fit, slim, young women, that’s completely understandable....
Yoga Myth Busters : “I’m Not Flexible Enough To Do Yoga”
If I had received a secret yoga power for every time I’ve heard that statement, I’d be enlightened by now. As yoga teachers, we shake...
Yoga Nidra and the Power of Intention
You’re in a Yoga Nidra class and you’re asked to set an intention . . . is your mind immediately paralyzed into a blank screen...
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the new buzzword for an old tradition. It's been revamped, repackaged, rebranded and given an extra swipe of lipstick (or dash of aftershave) as...
A Revolt Against The Revoltingness
"Philando Castile, I’m so sorry we all know your name today." I read this today, in an Elephant Journal post. I am sorry, too, and tremendously saddened. We...
Muy Bien — My Top Ten (Costa Rica) continued …
(Here's the first part of the Top Ten list in the previous post). 6. Pipa Fria Who needs Whole Foods, when you can pick up fresh coconut...