Here in this space, I share with you my yoga journey through a series of videos from home practice, personal accounts of visiting yoga studios at home and while traveling the globe as well as any other yoga explorations such as workshops, conferences, and reviews of podcasts and books on yoga.
"Do your practice and all is coming" -Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the father of Ashtanga.
It is only now, after nearly 8 years of on and off the mat practicing, growing, regressing, obsessing, trying, giving up, and returning again and again to yoga, that I am making a small breakthrough, one for which I dearly wish a permanent stay. The irony of the breakthrough itself is humbling. It is imperceptible [...]
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The other night, I was lost in the mesmerizing world of photography, browsing from one photographer’s site to another, basking in the stunning photographs, the art, the creativity. Then I watched a short video of a photographer’s journey through his career. During the video, he said, quite simply, “Winter always comes.“, referring to the doubts that [...]
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The most rewarding things in life seem to get kick started by an unfortunate event of some sort, it seems. Or is this just true for me? Knee pain from rigorous exercise brought me to yoga. Heart break brought me to the love of my life. And chronic pain from nerves, joints and muscles in my [...]
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The day that I had been planning for in the last few months had finally arrived, Monday, November 2nd. The entire living room had been transformed into a photography studio! All the furniture moved about, the rug rolled up, the hardwood able to breathe again, two tall rods on tripods providing a cushion for several long, white, transparent, sheer [...]
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Eric Schiffmann’s book continues to tap into a curiosity that I cannot seem to quench. I still remember taking his class in the only yoga conference I attended in 2003 in New York City when I was too new to yoga to appreciate fully what he was teaching – and yet, he made a permanent [...]
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Finding stillness and quiet in the vibrating energy of life is my latest pursuit. A few days ago, feeling hopelessly at the mercy of my persistent left arm pain, I set an intention to turn seriously into my yoga and meditation to heal. I remember my unfinished attempt at the bible of Stillness, the Eric Schiffman [...]
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Post#3 in Series of Where to Yoga, Where not to! – The Experience, perspective, and reflections on Yoga Studios in Washington DC, Northern Virginia and Montreal.
Traveling near or far, being an hour away from home or 3000 miles should not matter. Getting into a habit of taking yoga where you go can be a [...]
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Post#2 in Series of Where to Yoga, Where not to! – The Experience and Reflections on Yoga Studios in California, Las Vegas, Colorado and Hawaii.
As we deepen and diversify our yoga practice, taking our yoga everywhere that we go and integrating it into our travels is important. Every studio, every teacher, every ambiance brings something unique [...]
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On Friday August 14th, as part of a project for our Toastmasters track, my good friend Leon Bullard, interviewed me on his show “To Your Health” during our club meeting. The show will be recorded and saved here if you wish to listen. Leon embodies good health and wellness. He is a track runner, as [...]
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After delicious and memorable parties and gatherings with my family and my friends recently, I have basked in life at its best and all while enjoying the varieties of most delicious foods in the company of those I love the most. Ah life is sweet! Sometimes I have eaten in moderation, and other times, the excitement [...]
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It is with a basket full of sweaty yoga laundry and a heart filled with ecstasy that I write to you about my first experience from a 10-day yoga challenge. My goal was to complete 10 straight days of yoga, without injury or over-exertion. The yoga sessions needed to be between 60-90 minute sessions each [...]
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Post#1 in Series of Where to Yoga, Where not to! – The Experience, perspective, and reflections on 12 Yoga Studios in North Carolina.
Even though I still continue to work hard to build a disciplined home practice, there is sometimes nothing like the energy of your fellow yoginis in class next to you, and the motivation of [...]
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It is not easy to find time to practice things we love. Yoga can fall in that melancholy category. To practice regularly, we need to spend a few minutes every day or every other day on the mat. It is a commitment to the mat and to ourselves and it takes discipline. Discipline has a [...]
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