Category Archives: Self help

To Do or Not To Do? The Yoga of Balance

My friend Kristen, who is on a 30 Day Hot Yoga Challenge, sighed into the phone. “What’s up?” I asked. “My To Do List looks like a seizure on paper,” she said. I can relate: too much to do, too … 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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Yoga Speak

You’ve heard Valley Girl Talk. You recognize Rap. But – do you speak yoga?  I started doing yoga when I was 15, back in the early 70s.  No one knew what the heck I was talking about. Was I … 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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Is Hot Yoga Just Balmy?

When someone talks about hot yoga, do you think they’re just balmy? “You do yoga in 105 degree heat – by choice?” Never in a million years would you choose to get into a hot, sweaty room filled with other … Continue reading

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Balanced Life 101: Vision Boarding

My friend Kristen says her To Do List looks like a seizure on paper. What causes you to lose your balance? Is it your kids who need to be at soccer, guitar lessons and after-school remedial homework all at the … 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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The Dangers of Yoga

A New York Times article suggested that yoga can cause serious injury, everything from slipped disks to sudden stroke and ultimately, death. After all, if yoga is so great, explain the fact that people who do yoga just keep dying. … Continue reading

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