3 ways to embrace Spring

New beginnings! Isn’t this what nature is telling us that spring is all about? Winter can take its toll on even the most optimistic among us, and the extra baggage can be hard to shake. To change your winter time habits requires a shift in your perspective. To change...

Five things your yoga teacher wishes you knew.

1. We don’t care if you are ‘good’ at yoga. Some people new to yoga are afraid they are doing it ‘wrong’, and that they are secretly being judged by their teacher or by other students. I can tell you without hesitation most yoga teachers are trained to see your...

Four questions you should ask before you sign up for yoga class

As a yoga teacher I often get asked, ‘what type of yoga should I be doing?’ Of course the answer to this question depends on your needs, goals and level of fitness. Many of us want quick fast and easy results, but the great thing about yoga is that you can do it for...

The five best things about mid-life fitness.

I’ll let you in on a secret; when I turned 50 this summer, it felt like I had suddenly aged overnight. I could have sworn my body had not really changed (with the happy exception of pregnancy) for about 30 years. Now I was losing my estrogen, my skin tone and my eye...