Yoga, Robert Sturman and Being Seen

Yoga, Robert Sturman and Being Seen

Here’s how I don’t want to feel: Clogged. Bloated. Stuck in habits. Trapped. Resentful. Despite my education and training in yoga, health, and human being-ness, I sometimes feel those things. I sink into the couch at night with the computer or phone near, if not on my...
Five Reasons Yoga Is The Best Natural High

Five Reasons Yoga Is The Best Natural High

Yoga is a kind of magic. Regardless of why you practice, your body and brain will thank you. For years I was a mainstream fitness kind of gal. My go-to’s: efficient and effective bits of jogging, pilates, weights, the elliptical and rowing machine. It was good...
Jamie Zimmerman’s Quiet Revolution

Jamie Zimmerman’s Quiet Revolution

My friend Jamie Zimmerman died on Monday. There aren’t any beautiful words flowing — just sorrow, gratitude for knowing her, and the gaps between. I met her at Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center in 2012 at a gathering called Occupy Wellness. We...