7 Yoga Poses for Kids
Yoga poses for kids don’t have to be complex or impossible to find. I think the best way to get kids to do yoga is to give them poses that sound fun and familiar. These poses are totally kid-friendly...
View ArticleThree Ways to Get the Best Vibes
Everything within us, around us, and the entire Universe is energy vibration. We are vibrational beings. Then electrical beings and finally chemical beings. Our vibration determines our electrical...
View ArticleIn Praise of Hillary Clinton’s Yoga
I recently read an article in The Atlantic by James Hamblin that commented on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s practice of alternate-nostril breathing (nadi shodhana in Sanskrit). I was struck by the author’s...
View ArticleWhat to do When Your Yoga Teacher Is a Monster…
We’ve all had it happen, you walk into class excited, and the second the teacher opens her mouth – it all comes crashing to the ground. There’s something about them that just rubs you the wrong way. Is...
View Article3 Ways You Can “Listen to Your Body”
“Listen to your body” sounds like a really hippie, weird instruction when your yoga teacher never fully clarifies what that means. Like, in literal, physical terms. Yeah, sorry about that! It goes...
View ArticleHow to Zen Your Facebook Feed
Close your eyes and imagine laying in a field filled with golden retriever puppies running wild, free fresh-baked donuts and golden sunlight beaming. Now, close your eyes and imagine being locked in a...
View ArticleRecipe: Creamsicle Smoothies (vegan!)
Is it creamsicle or dreamsicle? Does it even matter when vanilla and orange are the best flavor combination since chocolate and peanut butter? Truth time: the first version of this smoothie was just...
View Article8 Yoga and Fitness Apps to Beat Laziness
Lazy mornings can be a big bummer! They spoil your mood and make you feel dull and gloomy throughout the day. It is true that the technological advancements have made us lazy. But the same technology...
View Article5 Things to Consider Before Going for an “Advanced” Pose
I start all my classes with words like these: “If any pose doesn’t work for you today, you don’t have to do it. Come back to sitting, standing, or child’s pose. Listen to your body.” This is critical...
View Article5 Supplements Erin Motz Swears By
Supplements are, for the most part, unnecessary in my opinion. I mean, I much prefer getting my nutrients from real foods, but sometimes a little boost is nice. Especially when you’re not a doctor and...
View ArticleA Global Meditation For Peace
As I sit and write through tears, I’m listening to the horror on CNN in the background. What is happening? I am scared for my children and the children of this planet. It feels as though there has...
View ArticleWhy I Say No To One-Size-Fits-All Advice
One-size fits all is a myth. You might be shopping for clothes and find a label claiming their leggings fits everyone the right way. Or you might be online browsing for advice and find an article that...
View ArticleWhat exactly is kombucha? (Q&A)
Kombucha is one of those things we see everywhere! And it seems to be the drink of choice in any location yogis congregate. I posted about it on Instagram the other day and got a bunch of questions...
View ArticleFive Lessons I’ve Learned as a New Yoga Teacher (and Introvert)
New yoga teacher? Contemplating teacher training? The learning never stops! And what if you’re a bit on the introverted side of things (like myself)? In the first few months as a new teacher, there...
View ArticleWhy I De-Intensified My Yoga Practice
I started practicing yoga seven years ago at a hot yoga studio in Houston. You might wonder why a city known for 100+ temps and swamp humidity needs hot yoga, and I don’t have an answer for you there,...
View ArticleHips Don’t Lie: 3 Amazing Hip Openers
Yoga Teacher Training taught me many things. One of the most interesting was that we hold a great deal of emotion in our hips. Think about it… when your body is stressed your nervous system primes...
View ArticleHow Yoga Helped Me Through My Grief
My Dad passed away very suddenly on Christmas Day 2016. I was with him when he died, it was my worst Christmas Day ever. It hit me so much harder than I ever expected it to and that’s taking into...
View ArticleHow to Handle a Yoga Injury
It happens to the best of us. Injuries, whether we like it or not, come at inconvenient times. They limit our yoga practice, impact our normal lives. And worst of all… it’s frustrating. I honestly...
View ArticleIs sending “love & light” useless after tragedy? (Q&A)
“Love & Light” and “thoughts & prayers” have been thrown around a lot recently. After the shooting in Las Vegas and the awful natural disasters that have struck all over the world recently,...
View ArticleLearning to Love Yoga Adjustments
My 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is winding down, with just another week and a half to go as I write this. Last night we had a session that I’d been looking forward to, but also kind of stressing...
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