5 Ways to Take Yoga With You

Happy summer to you! Happy summer, whether you are traveling for work, on vacation, wishing you were on vacation, or content that you’re not. Yes, those vacations can cut both ways: sometimes they’re a refuge, sometimes a living hell (sometimes both). A...

Vigorous Standing Poses

by Eric Stewart Today’s audio offering is a sequence of standing poses. This is meant for more experienced practitioners. It requires being able to balance on one leg in poses like garudasana (the eagle) for a sustained period of time. It also involves spending...

The Thrill of Flying

Has there ever been a yoga pose that you couldn’t do, and then one day, you did it?  There is nothing quite like that feeling. I find this to be particularly acute when it’s a pose that requires balance, such as half moon pose or headstand.  There is a...

In Praise of Small Actions

by Eric Stewart Over the past several months I’ve been growing my hair out. As a result, after decades of a short, low-maintenance haircut, I’ve become reacquainted with tangles and knots, and therefore with combing. There’s a direct and profound...