art & yoga: photography as a daily practice
Photography has always been something that brings me into the moment (except, perhaps, the few years I worked full time as a photog). It also makes me happy. Seeing something that strikes my interest and playing with it via the camera brings me joy. I’ve noticed that on these walks, a few shots can turn [...]
nyc yoga class reviews~yogaworks
Last time I promised that I’d share my experience finding a new studio. When I had to start looking around, I went to classes at YogaWorks, where I’ve been a member for a few years, practicing Mysore-style Ashtanga with Evan. When I could no longer make it to his class, I went to some others [...]
how to find a yoga teacher/studio
Students frequently ask me upon graduation or a university break “Do you recommend a good yoga studio around here?” Unfortunately, I don’t. Finding a yoga studio, or as you become more advanced, finding a teacher, is an extremely personal endeavor. It’s a mix of solid logistics, such as location, cost, and schedule, and an indescribable [...]
chain yoga ~ so it goes
Mysore Intermediate Class, Mysore, India. Photo care of Govinda Kai. Just when it seemed they’d gone silent on our requests and the decision was final, we learned they won’t be canceling Tuesday-Thursday Mysore. It doesn’t feel like much a victory, though, as it’s coming at our instructor’s expense. So YWs puts its clients before its [...]
ashtanga uprising. who cares?
Many thanks to Govinda Kai for use of his image (Gurubanda) “So do yoga at home twice a week. Or sleep past 5am like a normal person and skip it,” you say. “Get over it. Look at what’s going on in the world and you complain about this?” No, no, no. That’s not the point. [...]
corporate yoga and what you’d imagine
I practice a style of yoga called Mysore, the traditional style of Ashtanga. I wrote a bit about how I came to this practice in the last post if you are curious, so I won’t go into it again here. We practice six days a week, early in the morning. We practice daily not only [...]
how to find a good yoga studio
I don’t talk about my own practice much here, but it’s time. For two reasons: because when my students leave Columbia, they always ask, and because of the happenings at the studio where I practice. My own yoga has always shaped my teaching, and it’s taken its share of twists and turns over the years. [...]
