So you want to run Yoga retreats? Awesome! A common goal for many yoga teachers, and also prospective teachers - at least one that people...

Before I begin - let me go ahead and admit my strong bias on this topic. 🙂 I strongly disagree with the “all-levels” distinction for...

Or is it an Affirmation? I am enough I am love I am worthy AUM Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu Om Gam Ganapati Namaha Mantra is another...

Quick story: I teach a weekly class in one of the government building in downtown Charlotte for the city/county employees. I go through...

Teaching more than 1 yoga class in a day? Keep reading for a tip based in Ayurveda (and other philosophical systems)! The short version?...

Note: this post was inspired by a conversation in my Yoga mentorship program and is mostly geared towards Yoga teachers. Although some...

Recently, a student asked me “how many hours a day do you do yoga?” I laughed because if we are just talking asana, I could quickly fall...

Y’all….owning a business ain’t for the weak! Caring about your job/profession/career is super awesome AND it brings with it a special...

About 11 years ago, I was putting my finishing touches on my second attempt at grad school. I was interested in pursuing my PhD to study...

Every yogasana class I teach, I consider 3 elements: Tejas Vinyasa Krama Smarana ✨TEJAS ✨ Sanskrit root: TEJ = to sharpen, energy of the...

How does one separate the teachings from the teacher? The studio from the abuser(s)? The ones who choose to stay silent from those I call...

As a teacher, of anything really, it’s necessary that we are open to evolve. As a Yoga teacher, one should expect to shift and transform...

For over 5000 years, the mysteries of the nervous system have been studied by some of the greatest minds in both philosophy and science....

As much as I personally have avoided learning all things history throughout my life, Yoga history as been my one shining gem of...

Yoga Nidra….commonly touted as a substitute for sleep, with claims that just 30 minutes of Yoga Nidra is the equivalent of 3-4 hours of...

I had the recent joy of sitting down, virtually of course, with a dear friend that I met during my 2-year long Ayurveda training program....

The last few days have been extra heavy, which is notable when the whole year of 2020 has felt intense and amplified. Another black...

About 8 years ago, I was putting my finishing touches on my second attempt at grad school.  I was interested in pursuing my PhD to study...

In 2006, the phrase “me too” was coined by Tarana Burke in a revolutionary move to unite women, particularly women of color who had been...