Women athletes inspire me, but there is a whole new level of admiration for the competitive swimmer. My husband swam competitively for years and my admiration runs deep for the discipline, gracefulness, and strength that it takes to participate. When my children were younger they competed also and I remember specifically delighting in their fearlessness [...]
Snowboard to Surfboard: Yoga for Surfers
March 26, 2012 By 5 Comments
Don’t get me wrong, I love winter. Cross country skiing, snowboarding, more downtime, more naps and more time to nurture yourself with quite time. But, like all animals in nature, we too need to think about the onset of spring and prepare ourselves. Which, for Women’s Quest, means swimming in Hawaii and surfing in Costa [...]
Spread Your Wings with Spring Yoga
March 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Birdsong – a sound of spring. So to greet the coming season on the mat, how about incorporating some asanas inspired by birds into your fitness/yoga routine? Like their namesakes, some poses are graceful, like bird of paradise, and some are powerful, like rooster. Even if we can’t fly, we can add flexibility, strength and [...]
Partner Yoga
February 13, 2012 By 7 Comments
Ok, so you got yoga down, you can hang with being present, managing your emotions, flailing limbs, dripping sweat etc… but it’s a whole different thing when you add another person into the equation — someone else’s sweat, limbs, and ideas about how things should work. Dealing with yourself is one thing; adding the element [...]
Embrace Mayurasana (Peacock Pose)
January 6, 2012 By 18 Comments
In the yogic traditions, the peacock symbolizes beauty, strength, compassion, and the ability to destroy snakes or, more importantly, digest their venom. It is said that if you practice Mayurasana you will be able to digest the most toxic of poisons. Not that I’m suggesting you go out and down some arsenic, but your digestion [...]
Yoga for Detox
December 5, 2011 By 11 Comments
Fall is a time when many of us start to withdraw into ourselves a little. The days are a LOT shorter (I went for a run just yesterday at 4:30pm and it was pitch black by just after 5!! — good thing I wore my reflective vest that I purchased through Athleta!), the air is [...]
12 Days of Yoga Gifts
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For the first day of yoga gifts my true self gave to me… It’s tough to find time for yourself during the holiday season. Much of our energy is directed externally: gifts for others, parties, family, planning how to fit it all in and stay festive in the process. Yoga class? What a gift that [...]
One Week of One-Pose Wonders
September 20, 2011 By 21 Comments
Fall has arrived. It often feels more like a new beginning than New Year’s: that lovely chill in the air, back-to-school time, settling down from summer. It also usually means a big shift in daily schedules, which always takes some getting used to. As you acclimate to the changing of the seasons and all the [...]
Embrace Salamba Sirsasana (Headstand)
September 2, 2011 By 5 Comments
This pose evokes a lot of reaction whenever it’s brought up, either great fear or joy in most students. It can be a lifelong challenge. Before walking you through the steps to get into headstand, I want to touch on the concept that it embodies. It is called an inversion for a reason, and it [...]
Before Bed Yoga
August 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
How many times has this happened to you: you’re laying in bed hoping to get to sleep, but the more you fret about the sleep you need, the more elusive it becomes. Many times when we get our bodies into bed, they somehow miss the cue, or get mixed signals from our still-racing-like-it-was-midday minds. Also, [...]
