Greetings Reader - “Not ‘move the foot; move your foot.’ Not ‘move the hand; move your hand.’.” Given the centrality of personalism in bhakti-yoga philosophy, it should have been obvious that personalizing my cueing would be the better way to teach an asana sequence. And yet, there I was, a novice yoga teacher, impersonally cueing poses as if my student’s bodies were pieces of furniture. It may sound like a little thing, but little things can make a big difference. For example, saying “move...

Greetings Reader - Are you ready to re-discover the timeless wisdom of the Yoga Sutras and how their core practices of austerity, study, and devotion can transform your yoga practice and your life? If the answer is "yes!" then you'll want to sign up for my LIVE online workshop: The Three Pillars of Yoga. I created this 90-minute session for yoga teachers and enthusiasts who want to learn more about the three primary practices of yoga described in Chapter II, sutra 1 of Patanjali's...

Greetings Reader - I discovered Jivamukti Yoga in 2004. I hadn't even completed my first class before I thought, "I need to learn how to teach this!" The reason I wanted to teach rather than just practice was because I was looking for a way to share my experience of yoga as a spiritual practice and I immediately recognized that the format and style of a Jivamukti class lent itself to teaching yoga as a philosophy and lifestyle rather than just as a system of physical postures. I already had...