Category Archives: Feeling Good

Waste of Time?

My most enjoyable way to start each day is with little waste of time . Any given morning, I can be found loading the dishwasher, folding the towels, shining up the stainless steel refrigerator doors (I did that one this … Continue reading

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Three Things I’ve Learned From Sweaty, Naked People

Over the past 12 years, I’ve touched more than 5000 sweaty, naked people. By choice. I am a hot yoga teacher. (No, not a “hot” yoga teacher…a Hot 26 Yoga teacher.) Our western culture tends to frown upon public nakedness … Continue reading

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I’m not just a hot yoga teacher…

I realized one dark, sleepless night, that I am not just a hot yoga teacher. I am my own best hot yoga client. I am a woman with too much to do, and too many ghosts to feed.  Last night, … Continue reading

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How can hot yoga support your real life? Anchor it!

When you practice 90 minutes of hot yoga, you learn to challenge yourself, feel good about your accomplishments, then allow yourself the luxury to fully relax. But what about the other 1200+ daily minutes of real life outside of hot … Continue reading

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One Minute of Hot Yoga

You don’t have more than a minute to spare to try hot yoga? Well, here’s 90 minutes of hot yoga in under one minute. After 15 years of teaching hot yoga, I honestly believe you can get some benefits just … Continue reading

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The Yoga of Losing Weight

Is weight loss about starving your body or feeding your soul? Is your weight problem all in your mind? Yoga says, find your balance on the yoga mat and you’ll regain balance in all the out-of-whack areas of your life. … Continue reading

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Breathe In…Breathe Out…Laugh Out Loud

Sometimes the best yoga pose is a laugh. I love it when things get really hot and heavy and serious in the hot yoga room, and then…someone farts. What a break for everyone. Laughter heals by distraction; it takes your … Continue reading

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The Yoga of Feeling Better: Sam’s back!

I completely love this little boy! He teaches me a lot about real life yoga…and I created him! When I feel lost, I find my way to my favorite coffee shop in town, sit in the window seat sipping Nossa … Continue reading

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Yoga for Back Pain

Does back pain rule your life? Have tried all the remedies, only to have your back pain resurface? You may be lost in the Bermuda Triangle of Back Pain, but never fear: follow these 3-steps and you’re out! By the … Continue reading

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Day 22: The Yoga of Going Home

I left home 22 days ago and I found home, here in Florence and Rome. As for New Jersey – I am not going back. I am going forward. I am tossing out the old maps that got me nowhere … Continue reading

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