Wisdom We Can’t Escape Instability, So We Might As Well Embrace It Imagine you are reaching for something that’s a little too high, or learning a new arm balance, or on…
Inspiration, Vitality When Do Compliments Hurt Body Image? In our culture, complimenting someone’s appearance is one of the safest forms of connection. Yet, even when these compliments are genuine, they can harm us.
Vitality I Refused to Wear Shorts in Public for 18 Years — Until Now It took years to step outside of self-hatred and into a pair of shorts
Practice Why We Crave Life’s Cycle of Highs and Lows Samsara is chaotic, tenuous, and emotional—it’s all about the cycle of highs and lows
Wisdom What It Means to Live With an Open Heart It’s a little bit like riding your favorite roller coaster
Inspiration, Vitality Finding Solace in Solitude A personal and psychological look at the effects of solitude.
Culture, Practice Both Inspiring and Unsettling, ‚First There is a Mountain‘ Gives Inside Look at Iyengar As the nine-month anniversary of the death of renowned yoga teacher B.K.S. Iyengar approaches, we revisit a memoir by one of his students
Adventure, Wander Breathe It In: Salt Caves Offer a New Kind of Spiritual Practice These cool, quiet spaces make for a relaxing and meditative environment, and proponents of salt caves claim there are health benefits, too
Wisdom The Unexpected Benefits of Talking to Strangers Do you talk to strangers? Branch out to form more genuine connections with the world around you.
Inspiration Learning How to Say Goodbye It isn’t easy to say goodbye. But doing so with grace is worth it.
Inspiration Beat Winter Chill with These Warming Practices Ayurveda is an ancient sister science to yoga, a traditional form of medicine that uses herbs and lifestyle…
Uncategorized Returning to the Mountain This was my second consecutive year leading hikes for Wanderlust Stratton. Last year, I was brand new to…
Yoga Yoga at Home vs. Yoga in Class When I teach yoga, I often tell my own students, “Sometimes our hardest moments are the quiet and…