YOGA WRITING
TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE, SUSTAINING PRACTICE
Many of the over 100 articles I've written about yoga for Yoga International and Yoga Journal explore how to make the practice as safe and beneficial as possible.
I believe that we yoga instructors should be as accurate as possible in our instruction, and it's been a gift to be able to interview experts that have helped clarify anatomical and biomechanical truths.
YOGA FOR COMMON CONDITIONS
by Amber Burke and Bill Reif
an ebook published by Yoga International
A physical therapist and a yoga instructor teamed up to write this book which offers general recommendations for yoga students with underlying conditions and their teachers. In addition to suggesting modifications and safety tips, the authors offer practices to benefit those with common challenges as well as those interested in improving their well-being and preventing problems, proving that a practice that accommodates those with common conditions is a practice for everyone.
How to Detect (and Avoid Making)
Unsupported Claims in Yoga
Yoga International
...[I]f the claims that yoga teachers make are unscientific, we diminish our own credibility and the credibility of yoga. We also risk creating distrust on the part of our students.
Restorative Poses You Can Read In
Yoga International
Those of us who are both yogis and readers may have already begun to interweave these pursuits. It seems counterintuitive, after all, to pour over the Yoga Sutra while hunched at a desk.
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10 Tips for Including Poetry in Yoga Class
Yoga International
For those teachers who would like to include poetry, but aren’t sure how to find the right poems—or how to read them—here are ten tips for your investigations and recitations!
An Alternative to Exploring Your Edge In Yoga
Yoga International
If we always go full steam ahead, like destination-focused travelers, we could miss some valuable information and opportunities along the way.
Yoga Teachers, Ever Feel Like Oversharing is an Occupational Hazard? Here’s How to Share Responsibly.
Yoga Journal
All the sharing...without the scaring.
Yoga: Myth, Magic, and the Suspension of Disbelief
Yoga International
​For a couple decades now, yoga has had me in its thrall, and yet I am of two minds about the mystical—or magical—element of yoga practice.
What's That Lingering Discomfort at the Front of my Hips After Yoga?Yoga International
The poses we’re doing in yoga classes, or the way we’re doing them, along with how we move throughout our daily lives, could conceivably place stresses on the hips that contribute to bone growth and hip discomfort.
