Free Audio Practice

Here’s an audio practice that combines seated and standing asana. It’s a beginning to intermediate-level practice. Familiarity with moving from sitting to downward dog via crossed legs, and transitioning from wide-footed standing poses to a vertical lunge...

The Power of Quitting

by Chelsea Doohan Quitting gets a bad rap. From childhood onwards there are few things someone can call you that are worse than “quitter”. But wait a minute, there are also positive connotations to quitting, right? Quitting smoking or another bad habit...

Melting is Messy Business

      Eric here, There are a just a few more spots left in the Spring Intensive. With these remaining slots, we can make space for partial attendance. If you’d like to drop in for just one or two days, let us know. This coming week, another opportunity exists...

Channeling Enthusiasm

The Spring Intensive is two weeks away, and registration is chugging along, just about half-full at this point. If you are looking to jump in, remember that the early registration date is a week away, March 20, the first day of spring. A few days ago I was having a...

Getting the Full Effect

If you’ve ever tended a garden in the middle of a dry summer, you likely understand how important it is to be thorough with the watering. When the ground is parched, an incomplete irrigation won’t saturate the soil, which causes roots to grow ever further...

My Introduction to the Alexander Technique

by Jim Froelich I studied viola in college, and it was there that I met an Israeli violinist who was one of the best string players at the school. He was also an excellent tennis player. He and I lived in the same boarding house, and I would hear him pick up his...