Conscious Lifestyle

There is a question I keep returning to, both in my own practice and in the classes I teach. It doesn’t come from a book or a lineage, exactly — though it lives inside all of them. It’s simpler than that. Yoga asks us this question: How available are you? Not available in the calendar…

One of the first deeper lessons we learn about yoga is that everything we experience on the mat translates into life off the mat. That’s ultimately because yoga is a practice far beyond yoga postures—it is a science, a philosophy, and a way of life. Yoga is something we do, but it’s also something we…

Have you been in a yoga class and encountered mantra? It’s not incredibly common in the West, but in some studios (like ours) you’ll find it. In this post we’ll give you more background about why we work with mantra.  At a fundamental level, everything is energy. Physics shows that matter isn’t solid the way…

If you are looking to deepen your relationship to yoga, one of the natural steps is to take a dip into its rich history. But how do you wrap your mind around 10,000+ years?  Yoga is often examined in different eras. You have the Pre-Classical Era, around 2700 BCE, where fundamental Vedic scriptures came through.…

Let’s start with the most important part: Why should we care that there are myths surrounding yoga, and that perhaps it matters to debunk them? Maybe you love your yoga practice the way it is, and you don’t really care what exists beyond the four corners of your mat. It works for you—and why fix…

“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste of time to be asking the question when you are the answer.”  – Joseph Campbell There have been several key moments in my life where I have lost myself. Whether operating with a lack of integrity,…