Writings: For Teachers

In yoga we have an opposite notion or a contrary image about how wisdom takes form within the human mind.  Instead of thinking that attaining knowledge is about filling up our minds with learning, facts, information, viewpoints, stances, opinions and such—the yogi aspires to empty out of all thoughts and become ‘void minded’.

...its important to remember that your struggles with the difficult physical actions are merely a warm up for the stances that yoga ethics demand.

The only quality or knowledge that makes the teacher a master is knowing how to empower each student.

Abhyasa is a Sanskrit word that is defined as the effort to remain steady in a state of yoga (citta vrtti nirodha) and thus be able to see beyond the visible, material world to the sacred...

Even though most of us begin yoga without giving much or any thought to the yamas eventually we open the door to contemplating and even putting them into action.

Every exercise in practice provides you with a microcosmic opportunity to advance along your solitary path to the macrocosmic pinnacle of yoga.

Every act of prayer contains an element of emptying yourself, a relinquishment of volition, will and ego. 

Your work with the pelvic floor is more than a physical practice of contracting certain muscles in the lower pelvis. Whether you contract the anus, genitals, or the perineum, it is more valuable to focus on mula bandha as an energetic redirection...

I’m a bit of a nut when it comes to practicing in solitude. I imagine at times this can be hard on my practice partner but she also knows how thankful I am for her and our practice time.