"I've been studying low back pain for the last 50 years of my life and if anyone says they know where low back pain comes from, they're full of shit" - Alf Nachemson, [...]
This article was originally published on my Spacious Yoga facebook page in April, 2017. In the above video, Mr. Lehman describes one important reason that I don't obsess over what I call "micro-alignment" principles in teaching yoga.There [...]
This article was originally published on my Spacious Yoga facebook page in March, 2017. Bandha naturally emerges within a person when the two polarities of the spectrum of any given aspect of our existence are in relative balance and communication [...]
This article was originally published on my Spacious Yoga facebook page in September 2016. Sukha..... Bandha arises naturally within an Ashtanga practitioner when the qualities of sukha (softness, lightness, ease) and sthira (firmness, stability, strength) are both established and cultivated [...]
It was clear and crisp on Saturday morning – a bit of a rarity in this year’s dry season – and perfect for a visit to Gunung Abang, the third highest mountain in Bali. I had already hiked up [...]
A practitioner in my Mysore program recently asked me: “If one side of a posture is more open than the other, and I feel like I can keep going deeper in the more open side, should I hold back [...]
I first began to practice the third series of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system in early 2005, shortly after relocating to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of Northern Canada. I had learned the primary and intermediate series from Mark Darby [...]
I recently completed my second three month trip practicing with Sharath Jois at the KPJAYI in Mysore. Last year I wrote two blog posts about my first trip, “A New Chapter” and “You Stop There”. These articles expressed my [...]
Given the amount of time in my life that I have spent hiking and hanging out in bear habitat, I consider myself lucky to have almost completely avoided any form of contact or encounter with bears. I’ve only once [...]
Authentic yoga practice is an exploration in relationship. One who is practicing yoga as sadhana (rather than yoga as entertainment) has a relationship with their teacher, a relationship with the practice method or tradition, and most importantly a relationship [...]