Practice Instruction Essays

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Yoga Journal, February 2004
Knee Deep in Yoga

Article Excerpt:
Yoga can be a source of knee pain or the ideal therapy. Here's a primer on keeping the joint healthy on and off the mat.

 

 

Yoga International personal practice series

Yoga International, May 2004
Part 1: Standing on Your Own
Practicing standing poses

Article Excerpt:
Practicing on your own gives you the opportunity to tailor your practice to your own specific, personal needs. Here's a guide to developing a nourishing personal practice, starting from the ground up.

 

Yoga International, July 2004
Part 2: Open Up
Practicing backbends

Article Excerpt:
Creating your own practice teaches you to listen to your inner self.

 

Yoga International, Aug./Sept. 2004 
Part 3: A Different Perspective
Practicing inversions

Article Excerpt:
Developing your own practice is like learning a new asana; you'll see progress if you keep trying! As you practice, you discover or develop the resources you need. It's a continual unfolding rather than a linear journey.

 

Yoga International, November 2004
Part 4: Untying Knots
Practicing twists

Article Excerpt:
Learning how to structure and vary your practice is a process of exploration... Whether the "knots" are physical or mental (and usually it's some combination of the two), here's a practice sequence that will help you unwind them, and will cleanse, purify and refresh your whole system.

 

Articles and Essays

Yoga International, June/July 2000
Yoga For Sale

Article Excerpt:
This is the most positive aspect of the “yoga boom” – as yoga has gained widespread acceptance and recognition, its benefits are available to a growing number of people.

Ascent, Winter 2001
Under Water

Article Excerpt:
Yoga is the discovery of an underlying awareness of the miracle of our own consciousness... It is the momentary flash of awareness that we are part of something bigger... And sometimes that awareness finds us even when we are not seeking it.